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December 27, 2005
It is past time for universal single payer healthcare
A moment to consider. Are we ready for single payer health care yet? We have the most expensive healthcare on the planet. Our for profit system cost the average citizen 10,000 dollars per year. Our most vunereable citizens(elderly and children) suffer most. 46 million people with no health care coverage. Another 36 million have only state sponsored medicaid. Who pays? percentage of GDP spent on healthcare, the highest by 5%(16% total in 2000yr. dollars) of the 29 industrialized nations. The next nearest is Germany at 10.5% The highest infant mortality rate in the 29 industrialized, you guessed it the USA.The highest infant mortality rate? Yep, the usa. So is it wise to continue down the present course? Does the pharma and ama industry control congress? Yes, 68% of contributions have gone to republicans in the past election cycle. Is medicare reform good ofr anybody? Is it great for the pharma industry, hell yes! To the tune of 4 billion a year. Ask any senior you know if the act has helped or hurt????
This country needs universal single payer healthcare! The green party is the only political party calling for universal single payer healthcare! Democrats? NO Republicans? Hell NO! Check us out at www.gp.org The green party is the only party that stands up for working folks like us.
| By jjtechno | 07:50 PM
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