The ups and downs of the economy seem to affect Wyoming differently than the rest of the country. The recession has hit many of us this past fall. The oil boom is dropping off somewhat and moving to North Dakota. Unfortunately, costs for everything just keep rising, but incomes aren't increasing at all. I've noticed packages at the grocery store are getting smaller and smaller but the prices keep going up. My husband has been out of work for quite a while, and it's a little slim on my end as well. We're cutting back as much as we can, but living in Wyoming means traveling long distances for everything, so our gas consumption seems pretty high. That's one area we're not able to cut, although we can cut down in other areas.
We've talked to several of our local and state politicians, although I have no faith in them at all. They're so focused on their own pet projects they aren't able to see what the public needs or wants. We have the fewest doctors - and the ones we do have weren't at the top of their class. We don't have the specialists that most places do either, although some pretend to be. In some areas we have medical students and residents filling in for actual physicians. Not that it makes much difference. Quality medical care is not a priority here and few insurance companies are allowed to sell their policies in the state as well. Some of these companies have never heard of the word "ethical", I'm sure. That seems to be the usual state of affairs these days with health insurance and a great many people in this state don't have insurance. That in itself wasn't a problem, but it has become one lately, with county supported clinics demanding payment before a patient is seen. It's a very sad situation. I'm not sure what can be done about it, though.
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