Rocky Flats workers
Now, the federal government has the chance to step up and do something right for the little guy, but suddenly, it is counting pennies instead of billions. I refer, of course, to the Rocky Flats workers who got sick working there.
Why won’t the government step up? Because the government didn’t keep accurate enough records so the workers could PROVE that radiation was the cause of their illnesses! Those tight-fisted bureaucrats have saved a few million dollars so that money can go, instead, to George’s and Dick’s friends by the billions.
There should be a 2 tier test. One, did the person work there? Two, is the person sick? Acknowledge that our job was to keep records and we didn’t, so they should not have to suffer further. Then give ‘em medical benefits. It was such a dangerous job that we shouldn’t even be discussing whether the aid is deserved.
And what if we give money to some who do not deserve it? I can live with that easily, knowing that the ones who really needed help got it. Under all circumstances, it is better than with the billions and billions going to the rich and the big who never deserve it.
The actions by the government denying medical benefits to Flats workers is disgusting and shameful and is beneath us as a nation.
Sounds like the way we treat our veterans, doesn’t it?
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Yes, it does. Truly a shameful decision.
Posted by anderson on May 16, 2007 09:57 AM