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Monday, September 21, 2009
Deliver a LEMON to Sen. Bingaman: Demand Changes to Baucus Health Care 'Reform' Bill
I'm sure you've figured out by now that the health care reform bill created by Sen. Max Baucus and the infamous "gang of six" in the U.S. Senate is nothing but a big transfer of funds to the for-profit insurance industry. The proposed legislation, which will be marked up in the Senate Finance Committee starting tomorrow, lacks a real public option and does little to hold down premium costs down for the middle class or low-income families. Just for starters.
The Baucus bill fails to meet the most basic promise of health care reform -- a guarantee of good, affordable coverage for working families. We must convince Sen. Jeff Bingaman -- who's a member of the "gang of six" as well as the Senate Finance Committee and HELP Committee -- to demand needed changes in the bill so it matches the much better bill he voted for in HELP. That's the bill originally introduced by Sen. Ted Kennedy. Most of all, we need to let the Senator know that any bill that lacks a strong public option is NOT genuine health care reform -- it's a LEMON.
A number of organizations and activists including the New Mexico Alliance for Retired Americans and MoveOn, are urging folks to drop off a LEMON at one of Sen. Bingaman's local offices today or tomorrow, or to participate in a group LEMON delivery event. Along with a LEMON, deliver a copy of this flyer (pdf). You can find talking points about what's wrong with the bill here.
Join with Albuquerque groups that will be making a LEMON delivery on Tuesday, September 22, at 2:00 PM, to Sen. Bingaman's office on 7ths and Silver downtown. Click to sign up.
Join with Santa Fe folks and Grassroots4Public Option to take a juicy yellow LEMON to Senator Bingaman's office at 119 East Marcy in Santa Fe at Noon on Tuesday, September 22. Click to sign up.
If you can't be at either of these events, drop off a LEMON yourself at one of Sen. Bingaman's local offices:
- Albuquerque: Suite 130, 625 Silver Avenue SW, (505) 346-6601
- Farmington: 106 B West Main, (505) 325-5030
- Las Cruces: 148 Loretto Towne Centre, 505 South Main, (575) 523-6561
- Las Vegas: 118 Bridge Street, Suite 3, (505) 454-8824
- Roswell: Suite 300, 200 East Fourth Street, (575) 622-7113
- Santa Fe: Suite 101, 119 East Marcy, (505) 988-6647
And if you can't make it in person, call one of the numbers above and let Sen. Bingaman know you don't approve of Baucus' LEMON of a health care reform bill.
Finally, if you haven't yet signed Dr. Howard Dean's petition telling the Congress that's American's can't wait for real reform with a public option, please do so and encourage your friends to do the same.
September 21, 2009 at 02:38 PM in Events, Healthcare, NM Congressional Delegation, Obama Health Care Reform, Sen. Jeff Bingaman | Permalink
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ATTENTION!! Congress Has The Votes Needed To Pass A Public Option - TODAY http://bit.ly/TCq7O
Why A Strong Public Option Is Essential - By jacksmith - Working Class
Robert Reich explains the pubic option: http://bit.ly/dDYSJ http://robertreich.blogspot.com/
It's not just because more than two thirds of the American people want a single payer health care system. And if they cant have a single payer system 77% of all Americans want a strong government-run public option on day one (86% of democrats, 75% of independents, and 72% republicans). Basically everyone.
It's not just because according to a new AARP POLL: 86 percent of seniors want universal healthcare security for All, including 93% of Democrats, 87% of Independents, and 78% of Republicans. With 79% of seniors supporting creating a new strong Government-run public option plan, available immediately. Including 89% of Democrats, 80% of Independents, and 61% of Republicans, STUNNING!!
It's not just because it will lower cost. Because a strong public option will dramatically lower cost for everyone. And dramatically improved the quality of care everyone receives in America and around the World. Rich, middle class, and poor a like.
It's not just because it will save trillions of dollars and prevent the needless deaths of millions more of YOU, caused by a rush to profit by the DISGRACEFUL, GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX!
It's not just because every expert in every field, including economist, and Nobel laureates all agree that free market based healthcare systems don't work. Never have and never will. The US has the only truly free market based healthcare system in the World. And as you all know now, IT IS A DISASTER!
It's not just because providing or denying medically necessary care for profit motivations is wrong. Because it is WRONG! It's professionally, ethically, and morally REPUGNANT!, Animalistic, VILE and EVIL.
THE REASON THE PUBLIC OPTION IS ESSENTIAL:
The public option is ESSENTIAL because over 200 million of you are trapped in the forest of the wolves. Which is the forest of the DISGRACEFUL, GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX! With no way out except through needless inhumane suffering, and DEATH. While the wolves tear at your flesh, and rip you limb from lib. Then feast on your lifeless bodies like a dead carcase for transplant parts.
At the most vulnerable times of your lives (when you were sick and hurting), millions of you have had to fight and loose cruel, but heroic battles. Fighting against the big guns of the DISGRACEFUL, GREED DRIVEN, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX! in the forest of the wolves. All because you have no place else to go. You have no other CHOICE!
But the PUBLIC OPTION will give you someplace safe to go. And it will give us someplace safe to take you. The public option will be your refugium (your refuge). Where the wolves cannot get at you when your down, hurting, and vulnerable. Where everyone who needs it can find rest, security, comfort and the care they need. Protected by the BIG GUNS of We The People Of The United States. THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE AND COUNTRY ON EARTH.
This is why it is so critical that we do not lead another 50 million vulnerable, uninsured Americans into the forest of the wolves, without the protections of a Strong Government-run public option. We The People Of The United States MUST NOT LET THAT HAPPEN to any more of our fellow Americans. If healthcare reform does not contain a strong public option on day one. YOU MUST! KILL IT. Or you will do far more harm than good. And millions more will die needlessly. Rich, middle class, and poor a like.
To those who would continue to obstruct good and true healthcare reform for the American people, and who seek to trap millions more vulnerable Americans in the forest of the wolves. We will continue to fight you. We are prepared to wage all out war against you, and will eagerly DESTROY! you. Time...is...UP! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! No Co-op's! No Triggers! NO INDIVIDUAL MANDATES! without a Strong public option on day one.
Healthcare reform can be the GREATEST! Accomplishment of our time and century. A time when future generations may say of us, that we were all, AMERICAS GREATEST GENERATIONS.
BUT WE MUST ACT!
I therefore call on all my fellow Americans and the peoples of the World. To join us in this fight so that we may finish becoming the better America that we aspire to be for everyone.
SPREAD THE WORD!
I have been privileged to be witness as many of you fought, and struggled to take your first breath, and your last breath on this earth. Rich, middle class, and poor a like. Life is precious.
Whatever the cost. WE! MUST SUCCEED.
God Bless You My Fellow Human Beings
jacksmith - Working Class
Things You Can Do To Help NOW! http://www.everydaycitizen.com/2009/09/tired_of_watching_people_die_n.html
No Triggers! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-rosenbaum/a-trigger-for-the-public_b_277910.html
Triggers http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/weve-seen-these-triggers_b_283583.html
Krugman on heathcare (http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/why-markets-cant-cure-healthcare/)
Senator Bernie Sanders on healthcare (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSM8t_cLZgk&feature=player_embedded)
John Garamendi on the Public Option and the Grassroots: http://bit.ly/TJMty
Howard Dean on the Public Option http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SKfW2dUnow&feature=player_embedded
We're Number 37! in quality of health care http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgOl3cETb4&feature=player_embedded
Twitter search (#welovethenhs #NHS #hc09 #hcr #healthcar #obama #p2 #topprog #) Check it out.
Posted by: jacksmith | Sep 21, 2009 4:40:55 PM
