Comments for Smith of the Long Field http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com General happenings in the life of John Longfield-Smith Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:31:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Isn’t it Ironic?! by smithofthelongfield http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/isnt-it-ironic/#comment-4165 smithofthelongfield Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:31:14 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=272#comment-4165 I may be ready to move after all this craziness!!! I may be ready to move after all this craziness!!!

]]> Comment on Isn’t it Ironic?! by billibaldi http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/isnt-it-ironic/#comment-4164 billibaldi Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:05:18 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=272#comment-4164 It sounds like you would make fine Australian and neighbour. It sounds like you would make fine Australian and neighbour.

]]> Comment on Healthy Health Care Reform Debate by smithofthelongfield http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/healthy-health-care-reform-debate/#comment-4163 smithofthelongfield Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:07:52 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=277#comment-4163 As far as deficit neutral, I would rather spend my money on something to help the average American than on a war that we have no business fighting... As far as deficit neutral, I would rather spend my money on something to help the average American than on a war that we have no business fighting…

]]> Comment on Healthy Health Care Reform Debate by smithofthelongfield http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/healthy-health-care-reform-debate/#comment-4162 smithofthelongfield Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:00:23 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=277#comment-4162 Rich, you're coming from the point of view that the system we have IS working. It isn't, it is clearly broken. It may be working for you, now, but what if you lost your job tomorrow? What if you got hit with a devastating disease and the insurance company dropped you? 40M Ameiricans are without health care coverage. This isn't a tiny number, and they are all not just people on welfare scamming the system. One thing I would like to see is a provision to prosecute people that abuse any of our social welfare programs more thoroughly... This isn't inventing a new system to replace it, it is adding to the existing one we have in an effort to fix it. Rich, you’re coming from the point of view that the system we have IS working. It isn’t, it is clearly broken. It may be working for you, now, but what if you lost your job tomorrow? What if you got hit with a devastating disease and the insurance company dropped you? 40M Ameiricans are without health care coverage. This isn’t a tiny number, and they are all not just people on welfare scamming the system. One thing I would like to see is a provision to prosecute people that abuse any of our social welfare programs more thoroughly…

This isn’t inventing a new system to replace it, it is adding to the existing one we have in an effort to fix it.

]]> Comment on Healthy Health Care Reform Debate by Richard Masci http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/healthy-health-care-reform-debate/#comment-4161 Richard Masci Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:53:24 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=277#comment-4161 John - I still refuse to believe that this will be a deficit neutral program, this is going to cost us trillians. Who is the plan for, how will the plan generate money, how will we pay for those who can't pay? Some of that was addressed, but the numbers they're using are not actual, their projected. Example: Medicare has run over seven times the projected amount -- and that's costing us. We're also not looking at the problems that are had in countries that already have this like England, Canada, France. This is a one way street, if we go down it, just like Welfare, Medicaid, Medicare, we'll never be able to turn back from it. Cost of the program is one thing, what is the support and infrastructure cost? If passed this will create one of the largest Government programs. You're going to need offices -- at least one per state, and at least four datacenters to house the servers / network, and at least two large buildings in DC that are dedicated to Health Care. You're talking at least a trillion dollars just to get the program going. Why spend all that money to build your own when we have a system that has worked for many years, wouldn't it be better to fix what we have instead of building a new system? John – I still refuse to believe that this will be a deficit neutral program, this is going to cost us trillians. Who is the plan for, how will the plan generate money, how will we pay for those who can’t pay? Some of that was addressed, but the numbers they’re using are not actual, their projected. Example: Medicare has run over seven times the projected amount — and that’s costing us. We’re also not looking at the problems that are had in countries that already have this like England, Canada, France. This is a one way street, if we go down it, just like Welfare, Medicaid, Medicare, we’ll never be able to turn back from it.

Cost of the program is one thing, what is the support and infrastructure cost? If passed this will create one of the largest Government programs. You’re going to need offices — at least one per state, and at least four datacenters to house the servers / network, and at least two large buildings in DC that are dedicated to Health Care. You’re talking at least a trillion dollars just to get the program going.

Why spend all that money to build your own when we have a system that has worked for many years, wouldn’t it be better to fix what we have instead of building a new system?

]]> Comment on Progress in Arizona Prisons by lisa douglas http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/progress-in-arizona-prisons/#comment-4158 lisa douglas Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:24:10 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=153#comment-4158 I would like to know why wilmont prison has no hot water in some units when spread of the flu mrsa ect and they cant wash in cold water and they wonder why the prisoners have attitudes and riots when they abuse them. yes i know they are bad boys and dont deserve any treats but hot water is for everyone problem that visit or comes in contact with them. who can you contact about this? and i know about funding, but this is a health issue for everyone in az. they visit from all over the state and return home with germs. I would like to know why wilmont prison has no hot water in some units when spread of the flu mrsa ect and they cant wash in cold water and they wonder why the prisoners have attitudes and riots when they abuse them. yes i know they are bad boys and dont deserve any treats but hot water is for everyone problem that visit or comes in contact with them. who can you contact about this? and i know about funding, but this is a health issue for everyone in az. they visit from all over the state and return home with germs.

]]> Comment on A Lawsuit Like This Could be in Your Future if you Don’t Manage Inmate Health Care Properly. by karina http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2008/01/25/a-lawsuit-like-this-could-be-in-your-future-if-you-dont-manage-inmate-health-care-properly/#comment-4100 karina Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:59:13 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=143#comment-4100 I Need Help! My Boyfriend is in this same prison (Stafford creek corr.) He is NOT getting the Right Medical attention hes been incarcerated in thsi jail for a year now and five months of being there he started having non ecliptic seizures and he was in the prison medical unit and they kept an eye on him for a week and then let him back out to his cell well, its been five months hes getting worse and worse and there's nothing i or his family can do because we don't know what to do! He feels like he can no longer hold on anymore and feels his body diterating we are in Great need of help who do we call or write what can we do for him?? PLEASE if anyone can help before its to late please help! thank you. I Need Help! My Boyfriend is in this same prison (Stafford creek corr.) He is NOT getting the Right Medical attention hes been incarcerated in thsi jail for a year now and five months of being there he started having non ecliptic seizures and he was in the prison medical unit and they kept an eye on him for a week and then let him back out to his cell well, its been five months hes getting worse and worse and there’s nothing i or his family can do because we don’t know what to do! He feels like he can no longer hold on anymore and feels his body diterating we are in Great need of help who do we call or write what can we do for him?? PLEASE if anyone can help before its to late please help!
thank you.

]]> Comment on The Second Chance Act, and What it Means for Federal Inmates by LAVERNE BISHOP PURNELL http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/the-second-chance-act-and-what-it-means-for-federal-inmates/#comment-4089 LAVERNE BISHOP PURNELL Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:04:25 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-4089 PLEASE LETS GET THE SECOND CHANCE LAW PASSED..PRESIDENT OBAMA NEEDS TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS..PLEASE HELP OUR YOUNG BLACK ME,THAT IS GETTING ALL THIS TIME FOR WHAT OTHERS {SAIY}TO SAVE THEM FOR PRISON TIME..AT LEAST THE ONES CONVICTED ARE REAL MEN!!! PLEASE LETS GET THE SECOND CHANCE LAW PASSED..PRESIDENT OBAMA NEEDS TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS..PLEASE HELP OUR YOUNG BLACK ME,THAT IS GETTING ALL THIS TIME FOR WHAT OTHERS {SAIY}TO SAVE THEM FOR PRISON TIME..AT LEAST THE ONES CONVICTED ARE REAL MEN!!!

]]> Comment on The Second Chance Act, and What it Means for Federal Inmates by LAVERNE BISHOP PURNELL http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/the-second-chance-act-and-what-it-means-for-federal-inmates/#comment-4088 LAVERNE BISHOP PURNELL Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:02:07 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-4088 MY SON WAS CONVICTED OF NON-VOILENT DRUG CHARGE 20 YRS,NEVER IN ANY TROUBLE WORKED HARD ON HIS 7 DAY A WEEK JOB AND WAS TRIED OF ALL WHITE OLDER JURY.THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF CONSPIRECY WAS AND WAS FOUND GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES,ALSO THE ATTORNEY WAS DROPPED FROM THIS CASE AND GIVEN TO ANOTHER ATTY AT THE LAST MIN.DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST.ALOT WENT WRONG WITH HIS CASE, ONE OF THE FEDERAL ATTY SPOKE VERY HIGHLY OF MY SON AT HIS APPEAL CASE AND STILL NOT RELEASED AS OF YET,THIS WAS A VERY HEART THROBIN DAY IN COURT FOR ME,MY 80YRD OLD PARENT'S AND HIS 2 SISTERS,MY FAHTER LOOKED AT ME AND SAID YOUR SON WILL GET HUNG IN THIS COURT ROOM AS THE TEARS RAN DOWN HIS FACE,BOTH MY ELDERLY PARENT'S HAVE PASSED AWAY WHILE MY SON IS IN PRISON FOR THE UNFAR TRIAL AND LONG TERM.YES I UNDERSTAND IF HE WAS CONVICTED OF A CRIME WITH PROOF,I COULD HAVE ACCEPTED THIS,BUT JUST ON HEAR SAY THAT'S SO SO WRONG.BUT AS THEY SAY WHAT GOES AROUND COMES BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHOM DID THIS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,GOD WILL HANDLE THEM. I PRAY FOR MY SON AND ALL OTHER'S THAT HAVE BEEN PUT AWAY UNJUSTIFIED..GOD BLESS MY SON WAS CONVICTED OF NON-VOILENT DRUG
CHARGE 20 YRS,NEVER IN ANY TROUBLE WORKED HARD ON HIS 7 DAY A WEEK JOB AND WAS TRIED OF ALL WHITE OLDER JURY.THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF CONSPIRECY WAS AND WAS FOUND GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES,ALSO THE ATTORNEY WAS DROPPED FROM THIS CASE AND GIVEN TO ANOTHER ATTY AT THE LAST MIN.DUE TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST.ALOT WENT WRONG WITH HIS CASE, ONE OF THE FEDERAL ATTY SPOKE VERY HIGHLY OF MY SON AT HIS APPEAL CASE AND STILL NOT RELEASED AS OF YET,THIS WAS A VERY HEART THROBIN DAY IN COURT FOR ME,MY 80YRD OLD PARENT’S AND HIS 2 SISTERS,MY FAHTER LOOKED AT ME AND SAID YOUR SON WILL GET HUNG IN THIS COURT ROOM AS THE TEARS RAN DOWN HIS FACE,BOTH MY ELDERLY PARENT’S HAVE PASSED AWAY WHILE MY SON IS IN PRISON FOR THE UNFAR TRIAL AND LONG TERM.YES I UNDERSTAND IF HE WAS CONVICTED OF A CRIME WITH PROOF,I COULD HAVE ACCEPTED THIS,BUT JUST ON HEAR SAY THAT’S SO SO WRONG.BUT AS THEY SAY WHAT GOES AROUND COMES BACK TO THE PEOPLE WHOM DID THIS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,GOD WILL HANDLE THEM. I PRAY FOR MY SON AND ALL OTHER’S THAT HAVE BEEN PUT AWAY UNJUSTIFIED..GOD BLESS

]]> Comment on The Second Chance Act, and What it Means for Federal Inmates by neka swann http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/the-second-chance-act-and-what-it-means-for-federal-inmates/#comment-4085 neka swann Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:43:37 +0000 http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-4085 im writing on behalf of lost men i a a mother of two girls who dont have their dad when lawmakers come up with these laws and percentages do they think about the children that will be motherless aand fatherless and with our economy being the way it is all the welfare single morhers will need without having a father helping carry the load not saying breaking the law is ok just that punishment is acceptable but corporal punishment is outrageous please help these men and women serving those 10-20 year sentences for drug offenses "You get less time for commiting a murder". "God forgive them for they know not what they do". im writing on behalf of lost men i a a mother of two girls who dont have their dad when lawmakers come up with these laws and percentages do they think about the children that will be motherless aand fatherless and with our economy being the way it is all the welfare single morhers will need without having a father helping carry the load not saying breaking the law is ok just that punishment is acceptable but corporal punishment is outrageous please help these men and women serving those 10-20 year sentences for drug offenses “You get less time for commiting a murder”. “God forgive them for they know not what they do”.

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