There was a time when I happily blogged about things and shared rants, recipes and random trivia with people through the internet. After taking a long break and trying to get back to it, I’m not having much luck.
There was a time when I would have written up a passionate rant trying to convince people to join me in this or that fight against injustice. Today I’m keeping that kind of thing more to myself, I guess. However, Colin McComb’s recent link to a Bill Moyers interview with Wendall Potter (a former health insurance exec at Cigna) did manage to get the ol’ blood pumping again enough to at least post a link here as well. Americans, read this and demand change! Non-Americans, read this and fight tooth and nail to keep it from happening where you live. Don’t just excerpt, go slog through the full transcript.
That is scary stuff.
I usually tend to shy away from government solutions to problems but I do not think that health care should be profit-driven and I think everyone has a right to health care. I would much rather see a national health care plan with private options, like they have in Britain. Is it perfect? No, but it’s a hell of a lot better than what we have now.
That is scary stuff.
I usually tend to shy away from government solutions to problems but I do not think that health care should be profit-driven and I think everyone has a right to health care. I would much rather see a national health care plan with private options, like they have in Britain. Is it perfect? No, but it’s a hell of a lot better than what we have now.
Pretty much every other 1st world nation manages to run a national health care system that’s less expensive and works fine. I’ve never had reason to think we can’t as well.
Pretty much every other 1st world nation manages to run a national health care system that’s less expensive and works fine. I’ve never had reason to think we can’t as well.
Welcome back, Nik. Yeah, it is a bit hard to get back into blogging after a break. Still, I hope we see more of you. We all want a Kate update, at least:)
As for health care, I’m hoping Mr. Obama can get us rolling on a national system. Letting the private sector run rampant, while a Republican wet dream, has proven disasterous.
Welcome back, Nik. Yeah, it is a bit hard to get back into blogging after a break. Still, I hope we see more of you. We all want a Kate update, at least:)
As for health care, I’m hoping Mr. Obama can get us rolling on a national system. Letting the private sector run rampant, while a Republican wet dream, has proven disasterous.