Isn’t it wonderful to live in a country run by liars, thieves and toadies? We live in what was once the richest country in the world. And then came those 9 terrorizing words: “I’m Ronald Reagan, and I’m here to help.” And he did. And so did his friends. Since 1981 they have helped themselves [...]
Entries Tagged as 'public option'
Lincoln, Lieberman, Landrieu, and the Insurance Man from Nebraska
November 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Health Care, Politics
Tags: health care lobby·health care reform. political contributions·public option·Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska·Senator Landrieu·Senator Lieberman·Senator Lincoln·The Reid Health Care Bill
The Public Plan and Private Profit
October 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Economics, Health Care
Sometimes we can become so involved with our own expertise that we can calculate ourselves out the door, down the street and into a trash bin. To use one example, why did we not see that President Bush and Vice President Cheney…which it seems now so crystal clear…had ulterior motives for attacking the country of [...]
Tags: Health Care·health care reform·health insurance·public option
Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way!
October 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Health Care, Politics
How long must we put up with this indecisive attitude on the part of Congress? Whom do they work for anyway–health care lobbyists? It is time we told Congress that we want the health care insurance industry to stop fighting the public option. It is time we told some Senators and Congress members to stop [...]
Tags: AHIP·Blue Dogs·health care lobby·health care reform·health insurance lobby·Landrieu·Lanrieu·Mike Ross·Nelson·opt-in·opt-out·public option·Republican health reform obstructionism·Senator Olympia Snowe
Health Care Reform Needs a Public Option. The Public Needs to Call Senators.
August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Health Care, Politics
Who is going to vote for the Public Option, and who isn’t? That is the question. Everyone who supports health care reform says that, without a public option health care reform will not reduce costs. That means it will be worthless. The key to universal health care and better, reliable health care is to reduce [...]