"Capitalism is the state socialism of the rich"

http://porkupineblog.blogspot.com/2005/04/why-free-market-libertaria_111343416772095896.html

WHO F*CKING CARES?!?!

Why are people making such a big deal about this??? Seriously, WHO F*CKING CARES???

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091116/pl_afp/japanusdiplomacyasiaobama

Read This if you Suport Single-Payer

Act Now to Pressure “Management”


Today the House unveiled its healthcare reform package. And the news is all bad.

The Kucinich Amendment, which would give the states a clear path for enacting their own single-payer legislation, was stripped from the bill.

The Weiner Amendment, which would substitute the clean, clear language of HR 676 for the behemoth of a introduced, may not be given its vote in the House—in spite of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s promise.

While single payer hangs in the balance, PDA will continue to fight for single payer at the state level. Meanwhile, we have a small window of opportunity to get the Kucinich Amendment back in the bill and to make sure that Speaker Pelosi follows through on her promise to allow a vote on single-payer—the first ever in the House.

Democratic House leaders can insert what is called a “Manager’s Amendment” into legislation, even when it is closed to any other amendments. The managers are the majority and minority members who “manage” debate for the bill on each side.

Today, tomorrow, and beyond, we need to call these “managers” and insist that the Kucinich Amendment is restored into the healthcare bill. We also need to urge these leaders to exert pressure on Speaker Pelosi—and exert it on her ourselves—to follow through on her promise to put the Weiner Amendment to a vote.

The “gang” that holds our future in their hands includes:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4965; San Francisco office (415) 556-4862
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4131; Greenbelt office (301) 474-0119; Waldorf office (301) 843-1577
Rep. Henry Waxman: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-3976; Los Angeles office (323) 651-1040
Rep. Charles Rangel: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-4365; New York office (212) 663-3900
Rep. George Miller: Washington, DC, office (202) 225-2095; Concord office (925) 602-1880; Richmond office (510) 262-6500; Vallejo office (707) 645-1888
It’s crucial for everyone in PDA to make these calls, to make them more than once, and to tell others to make these calls. Act NOW!

Oh, Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin, your supporters make me sad. They are so ignorant. They blindly support you without considering your faults.

I for one, despite being rather anti-Republican in general, very much respect the 80% approval rating you acquired as Governor of Alaska. However, the fact that you quit the Governorship amid a scandal kind of cancels that out. Still, I like that you went into office with an agenda and (unlike President Obama) you actually made it happen. If only I agreed with your general worldview and policy standpoints (which are just confused parodies, since you don't actually KNOW anything about national politics).

Sigh. I'm so over politics. Can't we all just get along? Ahh, the wealthy elite will never allow that to happen.... if we all agreed to do the right thing in respecting each life on Earth, they would no longer be able to control us through fearmongering and pushing capitalism.

How Do We Fix This?

I believe healthcare is a right, not a luxury reserved for the rich. I think people who want to keep the current system are CRAZY and misinformed. However, all the ideology in the world can't fill in the details of how we're going to make it happen.

I believe single-payer would be best; or if private companies want to provide health insurance, it should be non-profit only. Co-ops are a decent idea, I think; except that a system of co-ops still leaves out millions of people who can't afford to chip in. A public option, expanding Medicare, is the absolute minimum of what we should guarantee American citizens at this point.

Anyone with ideas as to HOW we accomplish the goal of providing healthcare for all is welcome to post those ideas as comments here. If the supposedly great minds congregated in Washington D.C. can't come up with something decent, the rest of us are going to have to figure it out and then try to get them to adopt our ideas!

My Letter to Barack Obama re: Healthcare Reform

I was kicked off my dad's health insurance when I turned 25. The only private insurance I MIGHT be able to afford (only if I cut out all expenses besides the bare-bones minimum, and even then it would be a stretch and certainly some of my payments would be late) is not worth the money for what I would get back if I tried to use it. I would really like the opportunity to sign up for a public option. However, I am concerned with the idea that government-paid healthcare "negotiates" low prices by shortchanging providers. Am I mistaken, or does Medicare keep costs low by forcing doctors to accept reimbursement below-cost? It is ideas like this that fuel opposition to a plan that otherwise would be beneficial to all. Some also have misgivings about the ability of government to provide good healthcare (compare to the DMV, the unemployment office, etc). I find it difficult to argue against these viewpoints because I see the validity. What is your response, or your plan to assure adequate compensation to doctors and hospitals, while still keeping costs low for citizens? I would really appreciate a response. Thank you.