Simon-Pierre Lauzon
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Simon-Pierre Lauzon commented on Should the government be involved in healthcare? on May 14, 2008, 8:31 AM
"do we want to pay for the head surgery of the guy who did not want to wear a helmet"1st - Would you be the responsible one to tell that person's family that we were going to let him/her die?2cnd - What kind of hospital would survey their patients to know the cause of their injuries before operating them. Nice contribution Diane.
Simon-Pierre Lauzon commented on Should the government be involved in healthcare? on May 14, 2008, 4:34 AM
The main problem here is that she is afraid of paying for the irresponsible person's medical bills. THe problem is the cost of the mentality of the system, mainly the healthy person who gets categorized as irresponsible and does not get treatment. I would rather pay a little too much to help those who might deserve it less(although if you read my first comment I personally do not have such categories) in order to be sure that those who deserve it get their treatment. As it is now, as the health care system is dictated by profit oriented enterprises, the less people we treat, the better.
Simon-Pierre Lauzon commented on Should the government be involved in healthcare? on May 14, 2008, 4:31 AM
"do we want to pay for the head surgery of the guy who did not want to wear a helmet" 1st - Would you be the responsible one to tell that person's family that we were going to let him/her die? 2cnd - What kind of hospital would survey their patients to know the cause of their injuries before operating them. Nice contribution Diane.
Re: Re:Does hip-hop reinforce racial stereotypes?
Mr. Jean raises an important point. Hip Hop is probably important and relevant to kids in parts of the united states simply because it makes them dream. I understand that people would want to get the success they see rappers having since rappers themselves talk about how they used to be in the slums selling crack. This is my thought, is it possible that the artificial dream of money and fame is keeping the kids from realizing some of the more real aspirations they could make out of their lifes? As example I could say, having a career that passions you, helping your community, become a better individual. There seems to be a concensus in mainstream hip-hop that "making it" is measured by your bank account. Is that the message we want to send to our kids? Do you know any parents out there that tackled the issue with their kids? I believe the issue here is not to critizise the music or the genre, I would rather push for a humanistic approach to the development of our youth. I.e. discovering their potential as human being and encouraging this potential the most we can. If X passions a kid(let it be math, geography, art, whatever), I really do not believe that listenning the hip hop is going to erase that passion. However, I am afraid it would stand in front of it and cast a shadow on it. … Read More
April 7, 2008 |
Manpollo is a project created on youtube to create a difference by massive exposure. Anyone interested in ideas and ways to make a difference about our environment cant type Manpollo Project in youtube or google to get more information.
My personal contribution, if by the time I complete it the project has not been done by someone else is to use my personal setting to promote the information to other cultures. I live in montreal and attend a university which has a great mix of cultures. I will contact people from different culture and offer a traduction of the Manpollo project and then post it to popular forums around the world in their respective language.
Simon-Pierre Lauzon commented on Should the government be involved in healthcare? on May 14, 2008, 8:34 AM
The main problem here is that she is afraid of paying for the irresponsible person's medical bills. THe problem is the cost of the mentality of the system, mainly the healthy person who gets categorized as irresponsible and does not get treatment. I would rather pay a little too much to help those who might deserve it less(although if you read my first comment I personally do not have such categories) in order to be sure that those who deserve it get their treatment. As it is now, as the health care system is dictated by profit oriented enterprises, the less people we treat, the better.