There are people who dismiss Keith Olbermann's 'Special Comments' as the maudlin, overwrought moralizing of an arrogant, hypocritical man. One presumes such persons would find his Oct. 7th, 2009 show-length comment concerning insurance reform the height of his arrogance. If you oppose single-payer or hate Keith Olbermann I challenge you to spend ( Read more... )

One side doesn't want a penny of their tax money to go to paying for "free" health care for losers who made bad life choices, the chronically lazy, or illegal immigrants. The other doesn't want a penny of their tax money to wind up in the coffers of predatory and inhumanly cynical insurance companies or the pockets of their immoral executives. No ( Read more... )

Re: Your Proposed Health Insurance Reform Bill

Dear Sen. Baucus,

Are you drunk?

Sincerely,

PAR,
Lilburn, Georgia, USA

cf. "Did I get my point across?", posted June 6th, 2006

( Dear Mr. President and Senators, )

E. D. Klein posts an extremely interesting and well-reasoned take on health insurance reform.

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The elephant in the room that we tap-danced around debating my recent resolution is, of course, health insurance.

Before the last U.S. presidential election, the Campaign for America's Future posted a two-part examination of the truths and falsehoods behind Canada's single-payer health insurance system which is very much worth your time to read ( Read more... )

The United States already spends more public money per person than Canada on health care. This makes the answer to "Why no single-payer?" the same as the answer as the TARP boondoggle: They are robbing us.

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