Price: Vote 'yes' on Amendment 2

Dr. Spencer Price

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Saturday, October 30. 2010

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By Dr. Spencer Price

Death due to trauma is an ever present danger in our fast paced society. In fact, trauma is a leading cause of death in America in nearly every age group, especially adolescents, teens, and young adults. As if that isn’t scary enough, trauma-related death rates in Georgia are 20 percent higher than the national average. Part of the reason for this dangerous and deadly statistic is the fact that access to trauma care is severely limited for many Georgians.

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#1 Anonymous on 10/30/10 at 07:51 AM

We may need more trauma centers, but I'm still going to vote "no" on this and everyone else should, too.

It's time the government learns something the taxpayers learned a long time ago- If you think this is important enough to spend money on, then cut back somewhere else to pay for it.

It's got to stop, because we can't be taxed for more than we make in the first place and we're almost there now. Think about it- after federal income tax, state income tax, medicare tax, social security tax, sales tax, property tax, advalorem tax, fuel tax, energy tax, 911 tax, capital gains tax, AMT income tax, estate tax, inputed income tax, death tax- not to mention the ADDITIONAL income tax we're all going to have to pay starting in 2011 on our company provided health insurance- and when you consider the 'hidden tax' included in the increased price of goods to cover the cost of taxes paid by the companies who make those goods, we are very, very close to paying our entire income in taxes already.

Margaret Thacher said it very well. "The problem with big government is sooner or later, you run out of other people's money."

#2 Sheila Tolley on 10/30/10 at 02:23 PM

We do not need more trauma centers, we need less trauma. We do not need more jails, we need less crime. We do not need more schools, we need NO illegal immigrants. We do not need more jobs, we need the able Americans to take the jobs that the millions of illegal immigrants leave behind or do without government assistance.

#2.1 Judge Chamberlain Haller on 11/01/10 at 02:59 PM

I wish I could say that you made a lucid, intelligent, well thought-out objection, but while your statements may work for a psychobabble "wish-list" they realistically apply neither to the world in general nor this particular discussion on trauma care. You would do just as well to place a "World Peace" bumper sticker on your volkswagen van and wait for Bin-Laden to bring you flowers. This problem existed before illegal immigration or the selling of our economy and relates to neither.

#2.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/03/10 at 10:18 AM

"The Amendment calls for a $10 fee for annual vehicle registration that will generate an estimated $80 million a year."

Cost estimates for educating illegal immigrants in Georgia is $952 million. You do the math, Judge.

#3 Hey Sheila Trolley on 10/30/10 at 09:08 PM

But it is a fact there is more trauma and more crime every year so we do need this! Many times you dont think before you post but then again wait you think you know it all. Geesh

#3.1 Sheila Tolley on 10/31/10 at 08:36 AM

Hey Idiot. We cannot keep buying more and more band-aids and never heal the sore. You are one of those people who think the "government has free money to give you." There is no more sweet cakes, the American well is finally dry. The taxpayers can no longer pull off the miracles, as they have in the past. Atlanta has been building roads for sixty years......do you still see traffic problems? Just learn to speak Chinese, forget about Spanish. You will learn that by osmosis when your hero obama opens the flood gates at the Mexican border. But then China is going to reposses us. Have a nice day. I do not know why you people continue to read my posts, and insist that I think I know it all. I am just semi-smart, but I know when squirrels gather lots of acorns early, expect a very cold winter.

Please quit reading my posts. One day in the future when your pay rate per hour is measured in Yen, just say....the old bitch was right. Sprinkle some rice on my grave, will you.

God Bless what is left of America. Please call me home Jesus I am surrounded by Idiots down here.

#3.1.1 Robert Whitted on 10/31/10 at 05:39 PM

Can I hitch a ride with you when you leave, baby?

#3.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/01/10 at 09:02 AM

You bet you can. I would go anywhere with you. I like the way you blog. Can I call you baby? Are you married?

#3.1.1.1.1 Robert Whitted on 11/01/10 at 10:35 AM

I am married, but I would leave my wife for you.

#3.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/03/10 at 10:21 AM

Will you just ask her permission first? I am with my fourth husband and know many wives, she would probably give you her blessings.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1 Robert Whitted on 11/05/10 at 08:20 AM

She told me that she would trade me for your last husband? Will that be OK?

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/05/10 at 04:14 PM

Hell yeah. I would love being on the winning side. Tell her if she owns a house, will drive up in a beer truck, buy cigarettes by the case, hand him a check-book and work hard....she will have him forever. I'll be right over to pick you up.

#3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Robert Whited on 11/06/10 at 11:34 AM

I am still waiting and my wife is hunting your exhusband.

#3.1.2 Hey TROLLEY on 11/01/10 at 07:06 AM

Hey Idiot? LOL

But once again you think you can save the world and it is obvious you KNOW IT ALL! LOL Yeah Right You blab and blab on these message boards with your greater then thou and know it all attitude. Once again "YEAH RIGHT"

Crime is always going to increase and it will get worse in Pike County and there will always be a need for EMS service and Trauma Centers and you think you want to cut back on this. Hmm makes a lot of sense GENIUS. LOL Yeah RIGHT

#3.1.2.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/01/10 at 10:26 AM

You are a young punk that is accustomed to government handouts. Be sure and raise your children the same way so they can get their American share before the illegal immigrants are given amnesty by your buddy obama. Then you will be counting your pennies. Uno, dos, tress, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve....that's all you need because you will never have a whole dime again. Not without borrowing from amigo.

#3.1.2.2 Sexmachine on 11/01/10 at 11:03 AM

i think you love sheila you just keep coming back for more whippings do you two have a secret relationship

#3.1.2.2.1 CarFax on 11/09/10 at 09:30 AM

You are talking about one wore out machine. As a mechanic I like to stick with low mileage equipment. I ran a Carfax on Tolley and found out she had quite a few previous owners. It also states she has had some history of body damage also. But I guess you can find a buyer for anything if the price is right.

#3.1.2.2.1.1 BioDeisel on 11/10/10 at 10:14 AM

She does run on corn liquor instead of gasoline so that is a plus!

#3.1.2.3 Sheila Tolley on 11/03/10 at 07:26 PM

Hey Trolley Troll

"Crime is always going to increase and it will get worse in Pike County"

We really need people, such as yourself, who expect and prepare for gloom and doom instead of taking appropriate measures to improve the issues.

You and the Genius Judge (comment 2.1) want to add to the expense of the already financially abused taxpayers to generate $80 million dollars a year for trauma centers.

I suggest "send back the expensive illegal immigrants" and you will save $952 million a year in education costs alone in Georgia."

Georgia is ranked number 7 out of 50 states for the growing number of illegal immigrants that us taxpayers support. Only six states are bigger suckers than Georgia. Does that make you proud? Send them back home and you will have so much less congestion and trauma, we may have an excess number of trauma centers. We can convert one to a psycho ward for trolls.

What seems like a no-brainer to me should be even simple enough for you and the judge to comprehend.

Quit following me around, Trolley Troll, in case brain cell damage has become an airborne disease, I really don't want to be exposed to your airspace.

#3.2 Kathy on 10/31/10 at 01:24 PM

I see no reason for the government to take more money from it's citizens to fund a service that should be funded by the hospitals themselves. I plan to vote NO and I would encourage others to do the same. I think Anonymous said it best. The government should look to cut spending if they feel this is so important.

#4 Anonymous on 10/31/10 at 02:35 PM

I'm on fixed income already and trying to keep atleast one of my two old trucks running. Can't afford 20 more dollars on my birthday.

#5 Paramedic on 10/31/10 at 05:25 PM

I am going to vote no also. I am against the government taxing and feeing us to death. I will die from being taxed to death more so than a trauma accident.

The ads on TV distort the truth about trauma centers and how this tag fee will create more. Don't believe everything you see on TV. Vote "NO"!

Like Sheila Tolley said; "God Bless what is left of America."

#6 doesn't really matter, now does it? on 11/01/10 at 06:18 AM

As Bugs Bunny would say....Neaaaaa......sorry Doc! I make plenty of money and I can afford it but that's not the issue here; still voting NO on this. nobody wants to address the fraud, waste and abuse of out tax money as it stands today. Why in hell would ANYBODY want to add more money to to the spending spree that has gone on in this state for too many years?

#6.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/01/10 at 10:30 AM

EXACTLY. If Barnes is elected he will make it "REQUIRED" in the midnight hour just like he made the flag change anyway.

#7 Anonymous on 11/01/10 at 06:58 AM

The truth of the matter is that this resolution is simply more welfare.

The reason we can't get into trauma centers now is the poor using it for free health care.

We need to reduce the size of the federal government by 50% and the marginal tax rates by 30% so that we can attract businesses back to America instead of forcing them overseas. Then these people will be able to find jobs and afford paying for health care.

#8 y'all on 11/01/10 at 10:34 AM

y'all hate ole shelia but i love to read her stuff. i'd vote for her if she would run for governor.

#9 Why I agree with Dr. Price on 11/01/10 at 02:39 PM

Yes, we are being taxed too much. The Fair Tax is the solution but that solution is down the road at best. That said, every idea that comes down the pike (no pun intended) that is funded by a tax is not necessarily bad. Believe it or not, some of them can produce positive results. I personally would prefer more specifics on how this money will be spent. However, if we approve it and our representatives misuse the funds, we can vote them out of office and we should - REGARDLESS of party affiliation. I'm just as fed up with the "professional" politicians as everyone else, but this tax, if applied correctly, can save the lives of our fellow citizens. Don't cast a vote against the life of our more rural citizens to spite our representatives...it might be those fellow citizens, you, or even your family member en route to vacation that needs a REAL trauma center to make the difference between life or death. Remember, liberals vote based on emotion...conservatives vote based on logic, reason, and conscience - don't cast a vote in anger (unless you are a liberal).

#10 thinker on 11/02/10 at 01:30 PM

when it is your time to go it is your time to go and no trauma center is going to save you period. if you are meant to survive then you were meant to survive, i,m a fatalist as you can tellso i voted no ...

#11 Sheila Tolley's Secret Admirer on 11/03/10 at 01:44 PM

Sheila, I like the way you take all comers, and then dispense with them like so much dirty trash. You keep up the good fight m'lady, and I will keep watching your back.. *wink, wink*

#11.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/04/10 at 02:40 PM

I love you and the Misses.

#12 ggscocoa on 11/04/10 at 05:19 AM

I think we may need more trama centers but I voted no for one reason and I think that was the message that we all were trying to send.....The government is getting enough of my money and not spending it wisely!!!!

#13 Mrs.Sheila Lucifer-Tolley on 11/05/10 at 10:35 AM

I see Sheila Tolley is still at it with her complete disregard for human life. What type of selfish religion must one follow that teaches you to put money in front of human life. I did not even think Witches were that cold. Yes I am sure Jesus would vote against something that would save peoples lives. Your Jesus anyway. I guess being born in a barn she does not realize how important hospitals are. Life as a fake Christian. I dont understand why all these self proclaimed Christians just do not give it up and start Worshiping Satin. You are already doing his work. Why look like a fool and put on the Christian act. You really must think God is an idiot. But then again I think you are just trying to fool the people on earth. From Sheilas supporters I see she has about three fooled already.

#13.1 Concord Resident on 11/05/10 at 11:27 AM

I love satin. It feels so smooth against the skin.

#13.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/05/10 at 11:46 AM

LOL. It does, doesn't it.

#13.1.1.1 Beelzebub on 11/05/10 at 01:19 PM

Reminds you of your skin before all them wrinkles, doesnt it?

#13.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/05/10 at 03:50 PM

Right again. Satan does have power, doesn't he.

#13.1.2 abcde on 11/05/10 at 03:39 PM

you r right u guys do love Satin

#13.2 Sheila Tolley on 11/05/10 at 11:44 AM

First of all, Beelzebub, You have never read or heard me say that I am a Christian. Christians have no need to say or write that fact, people know by example. God is the only one I need to serve and impress...not you or an ambulance driver.

You obviously trust a trauma center and its' personnel more than God. I do not have that problem. I will die when God needs another Angel.

#13.2.1 Anti-Christ on 11/05/10 at 01:13 PM

yeah you are really serving God. maybe after you serve your pocketbook. dont worry. use the living by grace excuse. that way you can put everything before God. looks to me God needs plenty of Angels. you sound like one of them idiots that do not go to a doctor or take their children because God will heal them. but i love your thinking. God ran two airplanes into the twin towers because he needed 3500 Angels. And Bin Laden was kind enough to help him. you are a freak. you will not admit you are a self proclaimed Christian because all the BS you write would make you look like a fool. Just like every other self proclaimed Christian that opens his mouth. The only example you clowns make is how not to be a Christian. The one who made an example of how to be a Christian went by the name of Jesus. And I havent seen any of you clowns even come close. Your blogs are fueled by Satan. Go back and read them. Jesus himself was a healer. And you are against it. Say what you want. You are obviously the anti-christ.

#13.2.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/06/10 at 11:41 AM

I definitely agree. Jesus is a healer. Why don't you give up your affair with the ambulance driver and trauma centers and ride with Jesus?

#13.2.1.1.1 HideNSeek on 11/09/10 at 07:38 PM

I have had a lot of injuries in my life. Ambulance drivers and hospitals were the only ones around to help. I guess Jesus was hiding in the woods all those times. He must think they are looking to pin him up again. He might as well come out, they found him last time.

#13.2.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 11/10/10 at 06:12 AM

I wouldn't consider the guys from the shop beating the crap out of you to shut you up injuries. Those were just love taps because they think so highly of you.

#13.2.1.1.1.1.1 Bambi on 11/10/10 at 10:11 AM

They wanted to but they couldnt find me. When I knew they were looking for me I thought "What would Jesus do?" Then I remembered what he did in the Bible when he knew the were looking to crucify him. So I went and hid in the woods like a scared deer in hunting season. Too bad he didnt have camo on. I believe thats what saved me.

#13.3 Sheila Tolley on 11/05/10 at 03:52 PM

Evidently you have not checked the results from the polls.

#13.3.1 Mayhem on 11/06/10 at 10:49 AM

Whats wrong. Too afraid to admit your religion. You make Jesus so proud. You are nothing but a fake.

#14 PikeScholar on 11/06/10 at 11:04 AM

I have been born and raised in Pike County. As a graduate of Pike County High and a man who has acquired great knowledge from Pikes local churches I too am against something that could save my life or any of my loved ones lives. I am sorry if you disagree but this is the type of wisdom. But it is the wisdom me and the other proud citizens of Pike live our lives by. If you need help understanding this backwards way of thinking there are plenty of people on this blog that live by it and will be more than happy to explain it to you.

#15 Sheila Tolley on 11/06/10 at 12:56 PM

My related friend and idol just called and offered an alternative to building, staffing and maintaining trauma centers. Buy more helicopters. For example:

The trip from Zebulon to Columbus via of highways is 68 miles or 1 hour and 26 minutes.

The trip from Zebulon to Columbus via (as the crow flies) is 50 miles or 17 minutes.

Sounds wise to me.

I used Columbus as my trauma center of choice because the Macon trauma center tried to kill me.

#15.1 Sheila Tolley on 11/07/10 at 09:15 AM

I would give Macon another shot if my doctor looked like Spencer Price.

#15.2 AintThatBriteUKnow on 11/07/10 at 12:39 PM

Yeah thats a great idea. The average helicopter trip costs only about $25,000. Sure that will not add up to much in a years time. And I know you are against O'Bama's plans to create jobs so all the jobs created in Georgia by both the construction of trauma centers and the operation of them probably also sounds like a bad thing to your dumb a$$. But then again for a person that seeks health care south of Atlanta you do not seem to bright anyhow. Try Atlanta Medical Center or Grady next time. But if you act in public the way you do on this blog they will probably try to kill you also. And one more thing Mrs. know it all Tolley. Helicopters can not fly in bad weather or when there is low visibility. So they can not be used a lot of times. So forget that stupid idea. Go ahead and put it on the list with all your other ones. I love all the pathetic excuses you make to uphold your beliefs. Reminds me when you carry on about Christian values. Which you do not have any. Just saying how wise your ideas seem to you shows how stupid you are. But at you age it might just be dementia.

#15.3 IfAt1rstUDontSuceed on 11/07/10 at 02:58 PM

Go back to the Macon trauma center.

#15.4 WiseOne on 11/13/10 at 12:11 PM

Sounds wise to you most likely means it is a stupid idea. Palin, McCain, and Bush sounded wise to you.

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