Texas Governor Rick Perry has been one of the biggest obstructionists to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in Texas along with the entire Republican Party nationally. Inasmuch as Texas is the state with the highest rate of uninsured citizens he refused Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid. For those with pre-existing condition in Texas who were either […]
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Washington Fights For Its Own Healthcare–Who Fights For Ours?
A deal was struck. The Obama Administration will allow the federal government to continue paying a large share of the cost of healthcare for members of Congress and their aides. Absent this deal, politicians and their aides would find themselves in the same boat as Americans who work for themselves or have no insurance. They […]
A Middle Class Win – Supreme Court Says Human Genes Cannot Be Patented
The Supreme Court has ruled as it should. What makes this decision even more salient is that the decision was unanimous. Human genes cannot be patented. The background to the case is chilling. On May 12, 2009, the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation filed a lawsuit against Myriad Genetics and the University of Utah […]
Colonoscopy, A Justification For Obamacare But Single Payer Is Still Best
Last week I read the New York Times article “The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill” by Elisabeth Rosenthal. The article started with the following chart. Suffice it to say that anyone reading the above chart should be appalled. The chart above shows that Americans are paying much more for the same procedures, at times by several […]
Gene Case Proves Capitalism Enslaves & Kills If Used As An Ideology Instead Of A Tool
Until capitalism is viewed as only a tool to efficiently serve humanity when applicable, the American society will ultimately fail. Many Americans are indoctrinated into believing that capitalism is the America religion not far removed from “Christianity”. Anyone professing any ills about it is admonished. Here is the fact; capitalism has no soul or morals. […]
Obamacare At Minimum, Single Payer Preferably Must Be Inferred By 60 Minutes Story (VIDEO)
The fiduciary responsibility of a corporation is to maximize profits for its shareholders. Irrespective of the product, corporations will accomplish this by selling more products, increasing the efficiency of its production, and minimizing the labor cost to produce said product. It is for these specific reasons that the model for the delivery of healthcare should […]
Attack on Gabby Douglas’ Hair on Twitter By Some Black Women A Display Of Their Self Hate
UPDATED: 2012-08-06 Let me be clear, Gabby Douglas achieved an accomplishment that very few women in the world have achieved. Foremost I was elated that an American won the all-around gymnastic title. I would be lying if I did not admit that I felt an extra bout of pride that she is black given that […]
Thank You Obamacare: Just Received 6% Reduction Notice on Healthcare Policy–1st Time Ever
The necessity of healthcare reform is real. While what we got was neither the single payer system nor Medicare for all that most of us that understand the economics and morality of healthcare insurance, it presented a good start. Going forward, we have codified some form of Universal Healthcare and the implicit acceptance that healthcare […]
First CNN iReport Debate (Mark Ivy v Egberto Willies–Moderated by Christina Zdanowicz)
This is going to be a contentious political season. The Right will be a bastion of misinformation with the specific goal of having the working middle class vote against one’s own interest. It is a provable fact that Republic policies beginning with their objection to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is detrimental to most Americans. […]
Supreme Court Forces America To Wait For Decision On Obamacare
The Supreme Court came down with several decisions today. Unfortunately we must wait for the decision that affects the entire middle class. They will not rule on that until Thursday. Most of the talking heads in the know believed the Arizona immigration law would be upheld based on the questions the justices were asking. The […]