I know there pay scale isn't very high and like Mr. Kazinec said it depends on the area. I actually went to a class to help out and ride along with the Emt's and they have a very difficult job. They see a lot and should be more appreciated and payed better.
Hollywood celebrities do it every day. Why can't we?
I think it's perfectly acceptable to express opinions on topics you aren't completely educated in so long as you aren't so narrow minded that you aren't willing to learn from others. Of course, it's always a good idea to do a little research before you express your opinion but not everyone takes the time to do that.
@Ripi-Haha, you think the Mexican gov did this? Lol they couldn't even test to see if the infected people had a new strain of virus. They sent samples to the US and Canada.
I'll be the first to tell you I don't have much faith in the Huffington Post but this is an interesting article a friend shared with me. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/swine-flu-outbreak----nat_b_191408.html
It's natural. We could blame bird flu, SARS and other epidemics on weaponized biology, but there are more mundane explanations for these outbreaks. Overpopulation, close proximity to animals, bad hygiene, poor regulation and population mobility are known issues - all you need is one mutated gene to take hold and these viruses can hop from one species to the next, and humans are the perfect vehicles. A "new" mutated virus will kill so readily as our physiology has no experience of the mutated virus and does not have time to build natural immunity. This is what causes pandemics.
There could be a conspiracy in that this outbreak has been covered up for longer than we think, but I doubt the Mexican government (or any other government for that matter) knowingly released this strain into the general populous, far simpler explanations exist.
From what I've heard on the "News" just recently...This swine flu has strains from several different SPECIES in it. Which doesn't sound like mutation but more like recipe. I think the Mexican Gov had something to do with it.
I think it's perfectly acceptable to express opinions on topics you aren't completely educated in so long as you aren't so narrow minded that you aren't willing to learn from others. Of course, it's always a good idea to do a little research before you express your opinion but not everyone takes the time to do that.
There could be a conspiracy in that this outbreak has been covered up for longer than we think, but I doubt the Mexican government (or any other government for that matter) knowingly released this strain into the general populous, far simpler explanations exist.