Health Care Persuasive Speech

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We've all heard about the Health Care bill, but has anyone stopped to look at the price tag associated? According to the information stated in the health care bill, the Internal Revenue Service will be placed at the head of this Operation. They will be in charge of ensuring that every American citizen either has health insurance, or pays the fee for a lack of it. First, we'll start with the prices Congress has put down on paper and stated to the public. Every American citizen will be taxed under this bill; if not directly, then for their lifestyle. Those who are considered "rich" by the US government will be taxed a total of 6.15% of their gross annual salary. Thats 2.35% for medicare part A. That tax is already in existence but will be raised …show more content…

Not only that, Mississippi has a bill, Bill no. 282, that if passed would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve over weight people. In the meantime, the United States government is urging people to eat more healthy foods such as whole grain breads and to cut back on carbohydrates, fats, red meat, and fast foods, such as the great American cheeseburger. Sounds fine, right? However, has anyone seen the prices on the healthy food that we should be eating? All that I can say is "I wasn't planning to buy the farm." So I decided to start out eating healthy by buying a loaf of wheat bread. What, almost $4.00 a loaf, well perhaps it would be cheaper to bake my own. I'll use one of the recipes from the internet. · Wheat Flour $5.29 a bag · Vegetable Oil $2.19 a pt · Yeast 3/$1.29, well that's reasonable · Molasses $2.99 · Sugar, $2.69 a 5lb bag, need it anyhow · Salt, have already · Milk $ 4.28 a gallon · Bread pans have Total cost: $ 18.73 Forget It. I could buy 4 ½ loaves of whole wheat bread for the price of making my own; I think I'll buy a loaf of whole wheat bread. Wait! I'll purchase the white bread instead; it's only $.84 a loaf. Perhaps, I could start by serving one healthy meal a week that should satisfy the government, besides I would be doing my part by encouraging good eating habits. I think that I will have marinated chicken, ride pilaf, …show more content…

We can follow some home made remedies using fruits and vegetables. 1. Vegetables and fruits contain Beta karotene, vitamin c, chromium, co enzyme Q 10, Zinc, Selenium, chlotamine. These contents help to keep us healthy, young and fresh giving a glowing face and skin. 2. Pomegranate seeds mixed with honey and consumed daily cures all the skin diseases. Pomegranate juice mixed with lemon juice and taken gives a long, healthy life. 3. Guava fruit has a high content of vitamin c. This vitamin is good for our eyes. Ripened fruit taken with ghee gives a glow to our skin and face. Body heat is reduced if taken with pepper powder. It cools our body system and controls our body odour. 4. Tomato pieces soaked in honey and eaten daily will give a glowing skin. 5. Banana is the ever seasonal and non expensive fruit. This fruit has a high nutritional value. There are several varieties of banana and each has its own significance. This fruit helps in easy digestion, gives instant energy, cures mouth ulcers, cools the body system, cures the dark circles and spots around the eyes and glows your skin. Mashed banana mixed with honey and applied over the face acts as a good bleaching agent. 6. Jackfruit though very rough from outside, has a high protein content. This fruit increases our life span. It strengthens the legs and knee joints. This fruit soaked in cow's milk and taken will cure malaria. 7. Mango is called the king of