Write your congressman
You know, our personal prosperity is a mirage. We are all one job loss, combined with a serious illness, or injury (they could even be related, or connected) from bankruptcy. In my profession, I have seen it. It destroys people. They are hounded by collection agencies, and lawyers night and day for money they don't have, or had no idea they were responsible to pay. We are the only industrialized nation in the world who has a health system run this way. Why? Big, very big, money. The health insurers fleece us and we think it's just peachy. In my experience the only people who like are current system are not sick. To you, I say..."Just wait." (And I hate that phrase.) Write or email your congressman; right now, and tell them you will not vote for them unless they support a real national health care policy...period.
posted by Jim at 9:02 PM
2 Comments:
Jim, it won't surprise you when i saw i won't write my congressman, but i don't disagree with you.
for a little added ammo, check out this article comparing French and American health care: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_28/b4042070.htm
Thanks for the article link!
...I still like the "if my doctor prescribes it, the government pays for it motif". The insurance companies add costs to the system. Also, our doctors get treated like gods in America, and make more money than is fair in many cases. That's wrong, and needs to change. So do frivolous malpractice lawsuits. Many problems, Tackle them one at a time!
Oh, how about emailing your congressman?
...gets the same message across.
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