aaronssongs
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Well said by you and the Captain. Yet, people want to protect this mess. Many GOP want to protect the corporations and insurance companies and special interest groups that continue to gouge us.
I have a case where my wife's cousin, who comes from a religously conservative family, who are dead-set against anything democratic, was diagnoised with mulitple myolomia (sic). He is a fire fighter, ex marine, with 3 you children. His insurance will not pay for a bone marrow trans?, and the hospital will not do it unless he comes up with 500K. Now we as a family have to come with the 500k to give this man a trans? He is a working member of society, who has served his country and his community, WHO HAS INSURANCE, yet, his health insurance provider can deny him coverage.
Something is wrong with this picture. Health care reform will hopefully stop and protect us, who work, contribute, etc.
Why have health insurance and pay premiums if you're not covered for what you need?
Congress, especially the Republicans, get huge kickbacks, perks and additions to their campaign coffers by sleeping with the insurance and drug industries...hence, their opposition to anything which would alter their bread and butter. No wonder P.J. O'Rourke titled his tome about the U.S. Congress, "Parliament of Whores".
The "death panels" are made up of bought whore Republicans and industry insiders who are determined that Americans pay huge premiums and get minimal care...while profits are diverted to them.