Comments on other people's final papers

Maggie-

Hey, first off, nice overview of all the units we've covered. I agree with you on most of these concepts.

There are, however, two things I would like to ask you to reconsider:

1.)At one point in your essay you spoke of shitty working conditions under which many lower class Americans operate. You claim that it is as simple as using your services as collateral, now tell me this; lets say you are a small business owner and you buy some of your products from this big corporation for way more than is reasonable. If you were to impose an embargo against them they could just fall back on their other clients. They could easily just cut you off, cold turkey, and their sales would still be more or less the same. My point being that the workers are interchangeable; were they to stop working for the "capitalists," who, by definition, already have money, the boss men would just get some mexicans to do it. Their individual input isn't that important because the capitalist pigs could just as easily employ some other poor person who'd be just as happy to make that money.

2.) In regards to doctors; lately I have been talking to my individual team of doctors, and not one of them seemed nearly as profit-bent, or plotting as we have made them out to be in this class. Next time you go to your doctor, talk to them about this stuff. They don't become doctors to fuck people over and make shitloads of money. They could just as easily become a buisness bastard on wallstreet. People who want to become doctors pay more for their education than they even make in the combined first years of actual hospital work. And malpractice insurance is a bitch.

Think about these things. But overall I think you have done a wonderful job laying down the basic injustices in the American Way of Life.



Sandy- I like how you blame it on our dependence and not just the system. That is something I find that many people neglect talking about; its not just their fault for imposing it, its our fault for accepting it despite all of the many counterarguments against the common way of living here in the U.S..

In regards to SICKO; sure the Brits live longer and have better health coverage, but they have to put up with those funny accents. tee hee. CONSIDER THAT!

I also like how you aren't blaming the doctors for the problems with health coverage and the health care system in general. After all, they are cogs in the machine just like us.

Fight the Power! Put a muzzle on the lamb!

Very in depth. Good Job!




Chloe- Whether or not chemical reactions are relevant to dismantling the AWOL is debatable. Ever heard of the Anarchist Cookbook? If not then check it out.

In regards to insurance: It all depends on the lifestyle one chooses to live. Some prefer privatized medical insurance because it represents the freedom to do whatever the fuck they want, while on the other hand some may be partial to universal health coverage because it doesn't create such vast socio-economic rifts...eithe that or they are just poor. I kid.

This is far too long for me to read right now, but its looking good. Keep on questioning the American way of living, you've already got yourself a firm foundation on which to build a tower of anti-Americanism. Good Job!