Silver Pen Award to priceman

priceman, receives Karita Hummer's Silver Pen Award for Letters from an Angry Constituent HR676 NOW! Cross-posted from Progressive Blue http://www.eenrblog.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=3123 Letters From an Angry Constituent-HR 676 NOW!! by: priceman Sun Nov 16, 2008 at 17:06:53 PM EST

(UHC - we mean it!!! - promoted by poligirl) This might be an odd time to writer a letter, but I felt compelled. Hopefully, we will reach the magic number 60 in the Senate, but keep in mind also that Bernie Sanders is one of two independents in the Senate who votes more correctly on progressive legislation like this than even a good number of Democrats in the Senate whom he often votes with 98% of the time and the other 2% is when they are wrong; being the only self described Democratic socialist [nothing wrong with that whatsoever] he will be supporting this legislation if it makes it to the Senate. However, I'm tired of the excuses; I'm tired of the incremental steps and now that we have the presidency back, and a majority in the House and Senate, it's time to push for what most other modern industrialized countries have some form of, even if it operates differently, through taxation. We pay much more than other countries do with "taxes" without the benefits and it's time most Americans realized this.

So let's do what advocacy organizations like the California Nurse's Association wants us to do and sign the Progressive Democrats of America's Healthcare NOT Warfare petition. And don't stop there, now is the time to write to your Representative as well. Healthcare NOT Warfare--Support H.R. 676 The market has failed. It is not free and never will be in this area. Our healthcare delivery system is in need of urgent reform. As the profits of HMOs and the salaries of their CEOs increase each year, so do the number of Americans who are dying and falling ill because they lack healthcare coverage. BTW, that doesn't trickle down; the facts and stats are in. Below are some frightening facts: * At least 18,000 Americans die each year from lack of healthcare coverage. * 80%of Americans who lack healthcare coverage are families with one or more jobs. * More than 50% of bankruptcies occur due to medical bills and half of those had private medical insurance at the time the illness/injury occurred. * Of all nations, the US spends the most on healthcare, 14.6% of GDP. * At 60%, the US has the highest rate of people who believe their health system should be reformed. * The spiraling costs of healthcare are negatively impacting American businesses making it difficult to compete globally. Interestingly, we're already paying for a national healthcare system; we're just not getting it. History will not look kindly upon elected officials who put corporate profits above the public health. And like I said, it doesn't trickle down. More Americans are getting that this kind of economic theory with our health care system among everything else, is costing more money and lives as insurance companies continue to play around with their record of surpluses from premiums in the stock market and write off the losses on patients like the Sarkinsyan family. The way our health care system is set up is just like the Wall Street bailout the people of this country cannot afford this kind of treatment and they are fed up with it. It is criminal. I urge you to co-sponsor HR 676, The United States National Healthcare Insurance Act, sponsored by Rep. John Conyers. The facts are in and any "market speak" about how "competition" will lower prices and provide better health care is false in every way, so I don't want to hear it. And don't give me the bit about the poor workers that will be laid off during this transition; HR 676 provides jobs for those workers; CEOs of Insurance companies and HMOs will have to take the hit and they should, because they have failed. I'm an active voter who is among the majority of Americans who want a national healthcare system, and I'll remember your position on this issue next Election Day. Now this series is called Letters From an Angry Constituent, because these issues make me and many people angry, and you don't have to use the same language, but keep in mind I live in TX and I have to be stern with my Representatives and especially my Rethug Senators, so I can counter the BS from their form letters back to me so they will think twice before sending me "market speak" as I mentioned. I hope you will write your representative and get HR 676 through the House and the Senate and to President Barack Obama's desk where he might not agree with the path entirely, but he will not veto this legislation if Democrats pass it to his desk. Thank you, Progressive Blue.

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