Kucinich - Healthcare...Is this the Best we can do?

JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
edited October 2009 in A Moving Train
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement on the latest House health care plan:

WASHINGTON - October 29 - Following a statement on the Floor of the House of Representative, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today made the following statement about the latest House health care plan:

"Is this the best we can do? Forcing people to buy private health insurance, guaranteeing at least $50 billion in new business for the insurance companies?

"Is this the best we can do? Government negotiates rates which will drive up insurance costs, but the government won't negotiate with the pharmaceutical companies which will drive up pharmaceutical costs.

"Is this the best we can do? Only 3% of Americans will go to a new public plan, while currently 33% of Americans are either uninsured or underinsured?

"Is this the best we can do? Eliminating the state single payer option, while forcing most people to buy private insurance.

"If this is the best we can do, then our best isn't good enough and we have to ask some hard questions about our political system: such as Health Care or Insurance Care? Government of the people or a government of the corporations."

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  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I think the best we could do would be to mobilize as a group and have everyone DROP their health insurance.

    What do you think that would do to the cost of health care?

    (and I know it's not realistic and would never happen, but what if it could)
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
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