Health Care In America

A clear sign that someone is insane is when they do the same thing over and over expecting a different result.

My family’s health care deductable was doubled from $450 to $900 starting January 1.Fortunately we are economically viable and it will not hurt us. The increase is what we would spend on a weekend night out at a restaurant. But I cannot help but wonder what about all those folks who will have to make real sacrifices when hit with such an increase.

We are dealing with deeply corrupt government and even deeper ignorant populous. We have decades of evidence which shows that insurance companies, HMOs, pharmaceuticals and others have perfected the science of bribing our Senators, Congressmen and others in order have laws passed, or not passed, which will directly ensure that they charge us multiple times more than what is needed to earn a decent return on their investment. In fact the salaries that these corporate execs garner is indicative of just how much they rake in from us.

What is so incredible is how so many Americans have allowed themselves to see attacking this problem as an unpositive thing. In essence they are saying, don’t fix it, don’t touch it, just let it continue on its path to greater and greater cost for us. Not surprisingly, the greatest naysayers are those who will never have to worry about the cost of health care.  NBC polls report that 55% of Americans support spending billions for sending troops to Afganistan, and only 47% support the passing of health care. We rather invest in killing people than improving the lives of Americans.

Isn’t this picture retarded?

We complain about the direction that Obama is taking the country, yet how many of us actually stood up to their representatives to make their voices heard. He told us that he could not improve America by himself, but that each one of us would have to step up to work collectively.

As long as we keep allowing the same interests’ to run our health care, as well as other major areas of lives, things cannot get better. Things only become better when we are intentional about them becoming so.

Dick Cheny Wants Money Stupid

Why is everyone in the media and WhiteHouse pretending as if they do not understand what Dick Cheny’s motivation is?

Cheney was chairman and CEO of Halliburton Company from 1995 to 2000. While Vice President he caused billions of dollars in contracts to be awarded to Halliburton. Now he is out and obviously back on board there, so is it any wonder why he is vociferously crying out for more billions to be pumped into Afganistan?

Once Obama decides to send more troops, this automatically means that Halliburton will get more contracts to supply things in the war. They still have Iraq and part of Afganistan already. The ONLY reason he wants escalation there is to increase Halliburton’s bottom line. It is corporate welfare without the face of give away.

It is utterly amazing that no one has recognized Cheny’s motivations.

Wake UP please!

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