As this week draws to a close I thought it appropriate to take a moment and acknowledge the efforts of the speaker in crafting health care reform. From everything I’ve read the House bill seems to be very well crafted and will greatly improve the lives of 10s millions of American, [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 29, 2009
A Case for Single Payer
If there’s two things we Americans like to preserve it’s our money and our health. This year over 100 banks have gone belly up, yet no depositor has lost any of their savings. Not one. This is due to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC is a single payer system whose premiums are paid [...]
October 26, 2009
Eat our shorts!
Yankees Beat Angels and Advance to World Series The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series for the first time since 2003. They [...]
October 24, 2009
Cheney Family Reality Show?
This week Dick Cheney told the Center For Security Policy that President Obama was “dithering” on sending more troops into Afghanistan. Notwithstanding that the administration he was a part of dithered on Gen. David McKiernan’s request to send more troops to Afghanistan( i.e., they didn’t). His daughter Liz is a mouthpiece to defend and promote [...]
October 23, 2009
Chauvinists Pigs ~ BevnTempe
I’m sure you’ve already read about this, but I just have to bring it up. Seriously, what is it about Republicans? We all know they’re the party of no, they don’t like Obama, they sometimes demonstrate racist traits, some are rude, and often they’re just plain stupid. Now it’s obvious that 30 senators just [...]
October 22, 2009
America’s Unfair Health Insurance System
There are a few inequities in health care coverage in America today. Here’s the top 10 on my list that illustrates the inequities.
1. Congress/Federal employees
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) is great. You are a member of a very large risk pool and you get to pick a health care plan from competing insurers. [...]
