Market Farming

[Margaret <booldawgs AT cavenet.com>]

I am living in Oregon, part time, but my legal residence is California.  I 
followed the grass roots movement to get health insurance for all 
Oregonians for about 2 years.  Granted it was a little too broad based but 
it was doable with some revisions.  The big health insurance companies 
poured so much money into campaigning against it that is was soundly 
defeated at the ballet box.  I talked to a lot of people that were 
convinced that it would bankrupt the state and businesses would fold if the 
bill passed. Had it passed we would become full time farmers in Oregon.
We have a business that can actually be based anywhere.  My husband travels 
to where he is needed.  At this point we are paying our income taxes to 
California.  We are mid 50s and we only have major medical insurance with a 
very high deductible.  You would not believe what it costs us.  We fall 
through the cracks also.  We are not poor enough, old enough, or wealthy 
enough.  Doctor visits cost us less in California than in Oregon!!!!  I get 
prescriptions out of Mexico.

I am following Dr. Howard Dean's campaign very closely.
Margaret

At 06:46 AM 08/21/2003, you wrote:
> Let's really start holding the powers-that-be to the fire and change
> this awful system.
>
> Touché!!!!  I am with you on this one!