social security – The Knight Shift

I have had an idea, which may or may not address a myriad of problems affecting these United States…

We should begin letting all natural-born Americans be citizens. But only at age
18 can they become full citizens, with all the rights and privileges that comes with such citizenship.

However, for that to happen a person must be made to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that he or she is up to handling the responsibilities that comes with being a fully-functioning member of a democratically-elected republic.

Each individual would have to demonstrate
basic knowledge of the Constitution, some simple geography (i.e. be able
to find the United States in a world map) and basic English. Perhaps along with some understanding of American history, economics and accounting. Let the examinations be done in the randomly-applied style of the SAT, the GRE and similar tests. It shouldn’t be too hard but neither ...

And just think: these are the same people who might soon be in charge of our health care!

“I’m not dead yet! I don’t want to go on the cart!”

Terri Thompson of Maynardville, Tennessee has been classified as “dead” by the government, because she has successfully fought off a disease for most of her life in defiance of every prognosis by her physicians. Thompson had been told years ago that she wouldn’t live to see age 25… and she’s about to celebrate her 49th birthday.

According to the United States Government however, she should be dead…

An East Tennessee woman has spent her entire life fighting a disease, living more than 20 years longer than doctors told her she would.

But on Christmas Eve, she found out the government classified her as dead, cutting off all her coverage.

Leaving Terri Thompson to face one of her toughest battles.

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