Re: Medicaid eligibility

AndyS wrote:



***** I don't know. Ever bother asking a "little kid" whether he
or his
playmate, is Spanish or English ? That might be why little kids
aren't allowed to vote.....

A totally weak response.
NO ONE refers to anyone as English or Spanish any more.

***** Every wonder about why the term "Hispanic" is used ????

Because some Latinos don't want to be known as Mexican.
This I know from lots of personal experience - not hearsay.


In many areas, Mexicans and Native Americans are DEFINITELY not
regarded or treated as whites. Case you didn't know.

*** I'm very aware of that. And in many places Euros are in the
minority.
It doesn't matter how they are regarded in SOME areas by SOME people.
Fact is, one can look at the genome of a Mexican citizen and it will
be
indistinguishable from the genome of a Euro-American citizen. Do some
google research on this and you will understand.
In fact, I haven't seen a really good definition of "race" that is
consistent
among the dictionaries and medical/scientific texts. If you find one,
please
post it....... To me, to be a distinct "race", there has to be some
sort
of universal genetic characteristic that is imbedded in the group
referred to.

One does not need to exhibit genetic specifics to be a victim of
racism. You know that.

An example would be that Jewish people MIGHT be considered a
separate race due to the incidence of Tay-Sachs disease, which doesn't
seem to appear in non-Jewish. Sickle Cell Anemia MIGHT be such a
distinction for a black "race". But I readily admit those
definitions are
very shallow, and interbreeding over the last 10 centuries have
clouded the distinctions mightily....

**** I think that Hitler thought that "blue eyes and blonde hair"
defined race.

He had black hair and grey eyes. What did that mean ?

Anyway, I think you might see my point by now.....SOME people
call
other people by SOME names in SOME places.... It doesn't make
it a fact.

Exactly.
So hostility towards anyone who isn't exactly like us isn't a problem
for you ?

I live pretty far north, but in the rural counties around us, Medicaid
is not
heavily used, and there are rarely uninsured people in local hospitals.

***** Just depends on the economic circumstances of the people you
are talking about. In Navarro county, most Euro-American white
people have some sort but the Euro-Mexican white people are often
uninsured. Especially if
they are undocumented.

There you go again.
Linking Mexicans with undocumented individuals.
It's like......................a tick with you.


I don't know where you live, but a quick check of
the demographics on google will tell the percentages of the different
ethnic groups.....That alone could account for the reason of your
observation.

Where I shopped for groceries this morning, I was in the company
of Mexicans, Pakistanis, Poles, Germans and Blacks.
I love it.
Hearing all the different languages and enjoying the various sorts
of dress specific to the various cultures.

***** By the way, the proper term is "nationalism" or "ethnicism",
and NOT "racism",
in the application you are talking about.. Look it up.

No need to look anything up.
Racists, sexists, xenophobes - you name it.
All the same responses to.................differentness.
Nationalism is just a made up word to make discrimination sound
legitimate. We live in a nation made from many cultures, so
you can't use that lame description as an excuse.

The elimination of
people of their own "race" is referred to as "ethnic cleansing",,,,,,

What the hell does that have to do with this discussion ?


Except for the elderly poor.
That seems to be more of a city problem.

**** Yes, I've noticed that. But might that be more due to economic
circumstance
forcing people to live in concentrated areas rather than the
suburbs ? I don't
really know, but that reason wouldn't surprise me. Actually, I don't
know enough
about demographics and the elderly poor to even be certain of your
statement,

But I really do.

but I also can't disagree....... After all, simply declaring what
one thinks to be
"so" often enough will convince oneself of it's accuracy... :>)))))


Andy in Eureka, Texas

I work with the elderly poor in the city as well as the collar counties.
Most of the old people tend to remain where they have lived by choice.
While health care may be of a higher caliber in a big city, most old
people would not relocate.................even if they could afford to do so.

The statements I've made are based on first hand experience, and not
merely what I "think".
Whereas, I feel that many of your opinions are emotional and based
on written material that supports your thinking.
That doesn't make it bad. On the contrary, it's all too typical.

Dorothy
(still in Illinois)
.

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