Comments on: Memo to Congress: Why Can’t We Have a Health Care System that Doesn’t Suck? http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811 Just another Firedoglake weblog Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:10:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: eggroll http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50715 eggroll Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:12:16 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50715 <p>Why can’t we have a health care system that doesn’t suck?</p> <p>Why is it that nobody preparing the legislation has bothered to get on a plane and come study how health care systems are set up in the Nordic countries? </p> <p>Answer: Because it is not about sensible provision of health care for the population at reasonable cost. It is about giving our elites a chance to stage a great <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_Play" rel="nofollow">Passion Play</a>. We all know what role Tom Daschle is auditioning for, and no problem casting Max Baucus. Many slots still to fill…</p> Why can’t we have a health care system that doesn’t suck?

Why is it that nobody preparing the legislation has bothered to get on a plane and come study how health care systems are set up in the Nordic countries?

Answer: Because it is not about sensible provision of health care for the population at reasonable cost. It is about giving our elites a chance to stage a great Passion Play. We all know what role Tom Daschle is auditioning for, and no problem casting Max Baucus. Many slots still to fill…

]]> By: NonCompassionateLiberal http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50712 NonCompassionateLiberal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:27:56 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50712 <p><strong></strong></p>

]]> By: NonCompassionateLiberal http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50711 NonCompassionateLiberal Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:22:28 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50711 <p>Hey, let’s get some B*lls like the Iranians and take it to the streets!</p> Hey, let’s get some B*lls like the Iranians and take it to the streets!

]]> By: MarkH http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50686 MarkH Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:14:01 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50686 <p>I disagree with the last item about cost control. But, on all the other items the public option looks fine and it’s a lot less disruptive to implement.</p> I disagree with the last item about cost control. But, on all the other items the public option looks fine and it’s a lot less disruptive to implement.

]]> By: PJEvans http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50681 PJEvans Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:51:05 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50681 <p>They were rescinding policies on people based on notes the doctors made, but didn’t tell the patients about. They’ve denied coverage to people based on decades-earlier treatments for problems which didn’t recur. They deny drug coverage to people who need the drugs to hold jobs to pay for the coverage.</p> <p>They want coverage to be mandatory, but they don’t want to provide coverage that’s either affordable or undeniable.</p> <p>What does it take to get Congress to recognize that this is legalized theft?</p> They were rescinding policies on people based on notes the doctors made, but didn’t tell the patients about. They’ve denied coverage to people based on decades-earlier treatments for problems which didn’t recur. They deny drug coverage to people who need the drugs to hold jobs to pay for the coverage.

They want coverage to be mandatory, but they don’t want to provide coverage that’s either affordable or undeniable.

What does it take to get Congress to recognize that this is legalized theft?

]]> By: Leen http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50673 Leen Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:33:36 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50673 <p>Yeah and on Washington Journal this morning George Will said that the American public is not “clamoring” for a change in our nations health care policies. Will is deaf to the “clamoring” from the middle class and working poor</p> Yeah and on Washington Journal this morning George Will said that the American public is not “clamoring” for a change in our nations health care policies. Will is deaf to the “clamoring” from the middle class and working poor

]]> By: marymccurnin http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50610 marymccurnin Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:22:40 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50610 <p>The White House is saying that they are getting more phone calls against the public option. Many people cannot get through. Remember the illegal phone jamming in 2004 election? Think maybe the insurance companies have anything to do with the calls to the white house? Christ, you would think that they could read the pols.<br /> Extremely important …41<br /> Quite important …….35<br /> Not that important ….12<br /> Not at all important …8<br /> Not sure ……………4<br /> 76% in favor.</p> The White House is saying that they are getting more phone calls against the public option. Many people cannot get through. Remember the illegal phone jamming in 2004 election? Think maybe the insurance companies have anything to do with the calls to the white house? Christ, you would think that they could read the pols.
Extremely important …41
Quite important …….35
Not that important ….12
Not at all important …8
Not sure ……………4
76% in favor.

]]> By: Leen http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50606 Leen Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:43:59 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50606 <p>Scarecrow you should have heard George Will this morning on C-Span’s Washington Journal this morning talking about health care. Damn he should get out of his bubble more and get out on the streets. Will said that Americans are not “clammoring” for change in our health care system. Obviously George Will is deaf to the “clamoring” Chooses to be deaf</p> <p>(wish I could link from this computer) The George Will segment is at Washington Journal.</p> <p>I have been amazed this week at how much coverage the Iranian protest is getting in our MSM. Far more than the protest here in the states after the 2000 Presidential selection and far far more than the coverage the anti invasion of Iraq protest that I attended (6 of them) Hell there were hundreds of thousands who were on the streets protesting and we were not only demonized we were basically ignored by the MSM. But protest in Iran have gotten 24/7 coverage here in the states. Really something how folks like George Will, Rep Pence and others who basically called those of us protesting against the potential invasion or the selection of a President un American and yet the celebrate the protesters in Iran. What a bunch of pathetic hypocrites.</p> <p>Demonize or ignore American protesters Celebrate Iranian protesters</p> Scarecrow you should have heard George Will this morning on C-Span’s Washington Journal this morning talking about health care. Damn he should get out of his bubble more and get out on the streets. Will said that Americans are not “clammoring” for change in our health care system. Obviously George Will is deaf to the “clamoring” Chooses to be deaf

(wish I could link from this computer) The George Will segment is at Washington Journal.

I have been amazed this week at how much coverage the Iranian protest is getting in our MSM. Far more than the protest here in the states after the 2000 Presidential selection and far far more than the coverage the anti invasion of Iraq protest that I attended (6 of them) Hell there were hundreds of thousands who were on the streets protesting and we were not only demonized we were basically ignored by the MSM. But protest in Iran have gotten 24/7 coverage here in the states. Really something how folks like George Will, Rep Pence and others who basically called those of us protesting against the potential invasion or the selection of a President un American and yet the celebrate the protesters in Iran. What a bunch of pathetic hypocrites.

Demonize or ignore American protesters Celebrate Iranian protesters

]]> By: moistenedbink http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50604 moistenedbink Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:29:24 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50604 <p>Today’s news is that health insurance premiums are expected to rise at least 9% next year. One of the reasons? Workers who are worried about losing their jobs are using more health care services then they did before.</p> Today’s news is that health insurance premiums are expected to rise at least 9% next year. One of the reasons? Workers who are worried about losing their jobs are using more health care services then they did before.

]]> By: Raven http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/5811/comment-page-1#comment-50602 Raven Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:24:46 +0000 http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/5811#comment-50602 <p>Just another snake!</p> Just another snake!

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