Dear Mr. Potter,
A friend of mine was recently informed that he can no longer carry his step-son on his insurance plan and I'm surprised by the news.
His step son recently turned 18, is a senior in high school, but was not adopted by him at the time he married the boy's mother.
The insurance company previously was willing to allow coverage to be extended to all children of legal spouses living in a household or enrolled in school.
My question was did the law really fail to comprehend the challenges of non-traditional households when defining children? Can this be fixed by Dept of Health decree or will this require now an act of congress?
Thank you,
-- Thom
This is outrageous. What a huge imposition on taxpayers who have been funding government agencies responding to the bee problems, publising firms, radio and television shows, the listeners and watchers, honey producers & their families and their insurance companies, consumers of honey and media and the international reputation of the United States of America which will be affected for decades. The list goes on.
It is absolutely outrageous that Bayer should be responsible for conducting its own product testing. Of course they must fund the study/testing, but that needs to be conducted by an accredited 3rd party.
It is way past time that we would talk about EPA credibility and the adoption of best practice protocols. Why waste taxpayer funds with ineffectual agencies. This is outrageous.
If one were thinking of suing for bee losses, perhaps the EPA needs to be one of the responsible parties. AND, FINING is simply ineffectual, much too easy and just means if you can afford it, you may break the law. HARD TIME JAIL SENTENCES for upper management are what is required for those who choose to flaunt the laws by which we organize our society.
I can't believe that after all this information has come to light, our government continues to behave in this unethical manner. I thought our country was founded on principles of morality and justice. This article is so disheartening.
I commend CMD for all that you have brought to light. I just wish our elected officials were paying closer attention. I guess when it comes to capitalism, Democrats behave the same way Republicans do...money is king.
This is outrageous. What a huge imposition on taxpayers who have been funding government agencies responding to the bee problems, publising firms, radio and television shows, the listeners and watchers, honey producers & their families and their insurance companies, consumers of honey and media and the international reputation of the United States of America which will be affected for decades. The list goes on.
It is absolutely outrageous that Bayer should be responsible for conducting its own product testing. Of course they must fund the study/testing, but that needs to be conducted by an accredited 3rd party.
It is way past time that we would talk about EPA credibility and the adoption of best practice protocols. Why waste taxpayer funds with ineffectual agencies. This is outrageous.
If one were thinking of suing for bee losses, perhaps the EPA needs to be one of the responsible parties. AND, FINING is simply ineffectual, much too easy and just means if you can afford it, you may break the law. HARD TIME JAIL SENTENCES for upper management are what is required for those who choose to flaunt the laws by which we organize our society.
oops! thanks for the catch!
Mary Bottari
I can't believe that after all this information has come to light, our government continues to behave in this unethical manner. I thought our country was founded on principles of morality and justice. This article is so disheartening.
I commend CMD for all that you have brought to light. I just wish our elected officials were paying closer attention. I guess when it comes to capitalism, Democrats behave the same way Republicans do...money is king.
You guys may also be interested in this story....
http://asbarez.com/91321/editorial-the-asterisk-ambassador/
Come on Julian,
Take the damn thing down and anything else you can find with a foul odor.
There seems to be plenty with which to work.
Anony2
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