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The Camel's Nose

Submitted by tarvid on Mon, 2009/08/10 - 10:01
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"Let the banks fail!" "Liquidate GM and Chrysler!" "Toss the bums out onto the street!" "Protect the health care industry from change at all cost!" "Corporatism must be defended!" It is the American Way.

Surely any change to the health care system is the camel's nose and nobody knows what the rest of the camel looks like. Does it matter?

Maybe.

Tort reform. Let the lawyers pursue justice and providers pursue health.

Education reform. Let students graduate free of a mountain of debt.

Tax reform. Reward long term investors. Confiscate the ill gotten gains of speculators.

Disability reform. Care for the misfortunate.

Not that we have any real choice - Tweedledum and Tweedledumber. Blow your Congressmen and Senators a kiss. Tell them how much you appreciate their efforts on your behalf. Keep them in your hearts and ask them to do the same for you and ask them to remember why you sent them to Washington.

Update: I have found a couple of websites with really solid recommendations.

While we have an immediate coverage problem which is addressed by the current health care reform plan, it is fundamentally a supply problem.

 

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The Camel's behind

Submitted by dale on Thu, 2009/07/30 - 07:01.

Quite an interesting comment there Mr Travid, especially the comment about blowing our Senators a kiss and hope they keep us in there hearts. Instead of blowing a kiss, I would like to kick them in the a**. They are all on the take from big Pharma. Yes, our Senator's and representatives are all for sale. Pay them enough money , in the form of campaign contributions, and they will vote your way. A prime example of this problem was exposed in USA today on Wednesday.  Senator Kay Hagan is co-authoring a bill to allow the drug companies 12 year exclusivity on new drugs, instead of the 7 offered by Obama. This passes, that would mean an additional cost to US of 9.2 billion over a decade. Has Mrs Kay Hagan received any money from big Pharma in order to influnce her vote? According to CQ moneyline, drug companies represent 8 out of 22 political action committee donations Mrs Hagan has received this year.  And now it is time for a little humor.  According to Stephanie Allen, spokeswoman for Hagan's office, "Hagan doesn't take contributions onto account when making decisions". How about that for the B.S. of the day!

 

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