Donna Smith (of "SiCKO"): Well, Well ... Going to Healthcare Hell

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via MichaelMoore.com:



Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Well, Well ... Going to Healthcare Hell ...by Donna Smith

from Commondreams


We've learned some remarkable things over the past few weeks about healthcare reform in these United States. Remarkable, tragic, sad, disgusting and unacceptable truths about what we've put up with for decades and what we are about to see written into law unless we rise up.

It was Jesus Christ who is credited with saying, "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." We'll see about that really soon. Our elected officials aren't really too partial to that comment by J.C.

Here are some truths we've learned:

Those who are protecting the profit-takers in healthcare will say or do anything. You know, the old saw, "Don't let the government get between you and your healthcare," they threaten as ammunition to scare you away from progressively financed, guaranteed healthcare for all - like those scary Canadians or Scandinavians have. But do you know what the reality is in Canada and many of the nations where healthcare is actually valued as a human right? In Canada, it is a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison for a government bureaucrat to interfere in any way in a patient care issue or decision. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php?id=1232

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1. k&r

100,000 dead per year in the U.S. due to our for-profit, unregulated healthcare insurance companies.

Why not try that same thing that's proven a success with police and fire departments -- single-payer healthcare. Click on the link to find out more from the compassionate doctors at Physicians for a Nat'l. Health Plan.