http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/opinion/30krugman.html?_r=3
The whole world is in recession. But the United States is the only wealthy country in which the economic catastrophe will also be a health care catastrophe — in which millions of people will lose their health insurance along with their jobs, and therefore lose access to essential care.
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...Very timely, very accurate, very right on target.
Showing posts with label Healthcare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthcare. Show all posts
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Single-Payer Health Care
Single-Payer Health Care Would Stimulate Economy
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/396919?rel=hp_picks
1. Create 2,613,495 million new permanent good-paying jobs (slightly exceeding the number of jobs lost in 2008) -- and jobs that are not easily shipped overseas
2. Boost the economy with $317 billion in increased business and public revenues
3. Add $100 billion in employee compensation
4. Infuse public budgets with $44 billion in new tax revenues
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This makes too much sense to be implemented, surely...
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/396919?rel=hp_picks
1. Create 2,613,495 million new permanent good-paying jobs (slightly exceeding the number of jobs lost in 2008) -- and jobs that are not easily shipped overseas
2. Boost the economy with $317 billion in increased business and public revenues
3. Add $100 billion in employee compensation
4. Infuse public budgets with $44 billion in new tax revenues
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This makes too much sense to be implemented, surely...
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Why Be Grateful When You Can Just Be a Citizen?
I was watching a show entitled "Secret Millionaire" when I realized that most of the problems faced by the downtrodden people on the show were symptomatic of the dearth of social safety nets in modern America. Tearful handouts from wealthy patrons were made to two families whose stories would be completely different if we simply had national healthcare in the U.S.
One thing that struck a nerve was the overweening, self-congratulatory tone struck by the wealthy participants. I am pretty sure I have heard the term "multi-millionaire" enough for one week's time. The setup for the show is equally absurd: there is no way that the wealthy participants are being made to live life as "ordinary" people. The mere knowledge that it's over in 5 days time makes anything tolerable. Ordinary people are faced with difficult circumstances 24/7 and with no relief in site.
I'd like to see fewer TV shows like this one and more being done to prevent the problems that the show capitalizes upon.
The whole point of civilization is surely to achieve collectively what cannot be as easily achieved on one's own. Some of that surely has to do with security for one's personal health and freedom from the risk of bankruptcy because of a catastrophic health concern.
But so far the U.S. is run by clowns in the pay of economic thugs. And the people want more of the same.
Pity.
One thing that struck a nerve was the overweening, self-congratulatory tone struck by the wealthy participants. I am pretty sure I have heard the term "multi-millionaire" enough for one week's time. The setup for the show is equally absurd: there is no way that the wealthy participants are being made to live life as "ordinary" people. The mere knowledge that it's over in 5 days time makes anything tolerable. Ordinary people are faced with difficult circumstances 24/7 and with no relief in site.
I'd like to see fewer TV shows like this one and more being done to prevent the problems that the show capitalizes upon.
The whole point of civilization is surely to achieve collectively what cannot be as easily achieved on one's own. Some of that surely has to do with security for one's personal health and freedom from the risk of bankruptcy because of a catastrophic health concern.
But so far the U.S. is run by clowns in the pay of economic thugs. And the people want more of the same.
Pity.
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