Many Americans assume the new health care reform act will benefit mostly the poor and uninsured and hurt everyone else, according to polls. As Matt Yglesias wrote, “Basically, people see this as a bill that will take resources from people who have health insurance and give it to people who don’t have health insurance.” Those who still oppose the reform say that people ought [...]
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 | As Rob says, “Think Big”. You can read the whole article with detailed explanations here: Put all unemployed workers and their families on medicare. End Unemployment. Give ten million unemployed people jobs. Military Re-do End drug laws that involve victimless crimes. End the marijuana laws Throw out the USA’s participation in the WTO, the WB, NAFTA, CAFTA Throw out Corporate Personhood Open up or [...] Over 18,000 people have become members of Washington Tax Payers OPT OUT of Rob McKenna’s lawsuit on Facebook since last Monday. That is amazing. It seems that the health care insurance reform movement is bringing together more and more citizens fed up with things as they are, Palin Teabaggers and brain-dead Beck fans. Reminds me of the anti-war movement of the 60′s and 70′s. [...] Part of the reason for all the controversy over the health care insurance reform legislation just enacted is the Democrats ongoing ineptitude with regard to framing issues. The provision in the health care legislation to enact a fine for not having health insurance should never have been called a “mandate”. It is not a mandate. A mandate means you have to do something. The [...] James Cameron hits back at man who said he was ‘running for antichrist’ Cameron The Health Care Hindenburg Has Landed Hedges The Final Health Care Vote and What it Really Means Reich Am I glad the health care insurance reform bill passed? Yes. Do I think it will solve our health care issues? Not in its [...] What’s the matter with Democrats? Sirota Fact Sheet: The Truth About the Health Care Bill Hamsher We Stand on the Cusp of one of Humanity’s Most Dangerous Moments Hedges “What we’re seeing here is a legislation that doesn’t even kick in until 2014, except for one or two items on staying with your parents’ insurance policy until you’re twenty-six. That means that there will be 180,000 Americans who will die between now and 2014 before any coverage expands, and hundreds of thousands of injuries and illnesses untreated. This bill does not provide [...] |      | ||||
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