Should an individual mandate be included in health care reform? Professor Mark Pauly of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School and Michael Tanner of Cato Institute debate the issue.
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Unfortunately, I cannot link to the full article by Glenn Greenwald, because salon.com does not enable direct links to individual articles, but you can google Glenn Greenwald and its still on his front page, if you scroll down.
I would also suggest watching the interview of Kucinich and Nader on the Democracy Now website.
As usual, the question arises, whether the Republicans in office would be worse. I believe most certainly, that they would be. One look or listen to the Glenn Becks and Michelle Malkins within their midst, stirring up hatred and anger, fueling religious extremism and white nationalism, and it certainly make me shudder. But rest assured that the Democratic Party as a whole is thoroughly corrupt as well a slow motion train wreck, if you will.
You cannot have a Democracy, nor a Republic, without an informed populace, and the majority of US citizens are either being misinformed, misled, ignorant, and most simple dont give a damn. Thanks to our corporate mass media, in no small measure.
A coup détat has taken place, not beginning with this administration, but further back, with the global financial elite now firmly positioned to challenge any dissent whatsoever to their machinations. Their covert actions involve the shaping of public opinion via our media, and increasingly the internet as well. As usual, voices of dissent will be marginalized to the point of being invisible, but as economic hardships mount for the still existent middle class, these control tactics will eventually become more overtly repressive. Hence we have the Patriot Act, the Military Commissions Act, Secret Detentions without legal recourse, and so on. As the propaganda machine churns on, the middle class, now under massive economic pressure, will be pitted against the poor and truly desperate. This in turn, will only serve the interests of the global financial elites, who would like nothing better, than the people fighting amongst themselves because it certainly takes attention away from their misdeeds, which created this situation in the first place.
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Joe Szakos was arrested for Tresspassing on Anthem’s property. Szakos is the Executive Director for an organization that spends $25,000 per month with Anthem for health insurance. Anthem refused to meet with Szakos and several board members regarding health insurance premium increases of 14.1 percent this year alone.
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In Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 10th, hundreds of people rallied for real health care reform and against the insurance industry: http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the main health insurance industry lobbyist group, was having a “health care reform” conference, trying to pay lip service to reform while at the same time, opposing the heart of President Obama’s health care reform plan. We wanted to make sure America saw through the insurance industry’s lies. They are the enemy of health care reform.
A broad coalition of reform supporters, from proponents of Obama’s health care plan to single payer advocates, tried to present Karen Ignagni, AHIP’s CEO, with an award for “Best Protector of Profits at the Expense of Our Health.” She was too scared to face the crowd and accept the award, but Health Care for America Now will make sure it follows her around the country until she accepts.
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In Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 10th, hundreds of people rallied for real health care reform and against the insurance industry: http://www.healthcareforamericanow.org
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the main health insurance industry lobbyist group, was having a “health care reform” conference, trying to pay lip service to reform while at the same time, opposing the heart of President Obama’s health care reform plan. We wanted to make sure America saw through the insurance industry’s lies. They are the enemy of health care reform.
A broad coalition of reform supporters, from proponents of Obama’s health care plan to single payer advocates, tried to present Karen Ignagni, AHIP’s CEO, with an award for “Best Protector of Profits at the Expense of Our Health.” She was too scared to face the crowd and accept the award, but Health Care for America Now will make sure it follows her around the country until she accepts.
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President Obama said this week that his health care plan won’t cover illegal immigrants, but argued that’s all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage.
He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered – a major break with the 1996 welfare reform bill, which limited most federal public assistance programs only to citizens and longtime immigrants.
“Even though I do not believe we can extend coverage to those who are here illegally, I also don’t simply believe we can simply ignore the fact that our immigration system is broken,” Mr. Obama said Wednesday evening in a speech to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. “That’s why I strongly support making sure folks who are here legally have access to affordable, quality health insurance under this plan, just like everybody else.
Mr. Obama added, “If anything, this debate underscores the necessity of passing comprehensive immigration reform and resolving the issue of 12 million undocumented people living and working in this country once and for all.”
Republicans said that amounts to an amnesty, calling it a backdoor effort to make sure current illegal immigrants get health care.
More at http://www.washingtontimes.com
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In what looks like a disaster relief effort or a makeshift hospital in an impoverished 3rd-world country, doctors and dentists in Los Angeles, California volunteered to offer free medical care to people who can’t afford it. So many people are showing up, they’re overwhelmed. This is a stark reminder for the need for comprehensive healthcare reform in the United States.
Original air date: August 13, 2009 on NBC Nightly News.
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I didnt put this video together. I found it at nakedemperornews.com. Great site that exposes many political lies.
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/04/19/Untold_Story_of_America_s_Health_Care_Crisis
Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor of The New Republic, gives his take on the history of America’s health care crisis.
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Jonathan Cohn uncovers “Sick: The Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis – and the People Who Pay the Price.”
In a tiny village tucked into the Catskill mountains, a man whose job stopped providing insurance watches his wife die from cancer. In a booming suburb outside of Austin, a mother fights with an insurance company so that her disabled baby can get the therapy that might someday help him walk. And in the middle of the prairie heartland, a retiree sells his house because it’s the only way he can pay for the medications that keep him and his aging wife alive.
To uncover the startling truth about the state of America’s health care system, Jonathan Cohn raveled the country, listening to stories of those who are learning the hard way that citizenship in no way guarantees access to medical care. “Sick” is a fascinating, first-hand account of our failing health care system and the consequences that could someday affect us all – Cody’s Books
Jonathan Cohn is a senior editor at The New Republic, where he has been since 1997 and served for two years as the executive editor. He writes mainly about domestic politics and policy, with a particular focus on issues related to health care and social welfare.
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Tired of insurance companies putting a band aid on your health issues? Tell us about it at www.insurancecompanyrules.org.
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