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Health Reform, A Parting Shot

By Thurman, on March 27th, 20102010-03-27T14:40:17ZF jS, Y%

I was talking with one of my team members at work the other day (are they still co-workers if I can fire them?), right after Congress passed that empty pile of shit they called health care reform. Obama and the Democratic majority alluded to real reforms, single-payer health care, and change on their way to getting elected. What we got was an immediate sell out to the big money that still rules the world – selfish greed run amok. I doubt I’ll ever vote for anyone in either major party ever again, but that diatribe is for another day.

In the course of my conversation at the workplace, it became apparent to my colleague that I favor single payer, government run health care. I try not to talk politics or religion at work, but in today’s climate of with us or against us, it’s sometimes impossible to avoid. Continue reading Health Reform, A Parting Shot

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Uncle Sam’s Asylum

By Thurman, on November 9th, 20092009-11-10T00:57:00ZF jS, Y%

I’ve essentially kept my mouth shut during most of the health care debate because the issue is so large and there are plenty of other bloggers and commentators already saying what I believe – that access to good, basic health care is a fundamental human right – and making the case for a single-payer, universal system much more eloquently than I can.

Single-payer got auctioned off within the first hundred days of the Obama administration, so a strong public option has been the best any of us could hope for throughout most of the process. Not the right answer, but it’s at least a step in the right direction.

The critters in the House passed a reform bill over the weekend that turns out to be pretty lame, and to make matters worse, an anti-abortion amendment got passed with it. I’m a man, so my opinion on that subject is pretty irrelevant outside of my immediate family. What you or your wife or your daughter does to your/their body is none of my business unless the fetus involved was created with my assistance – and I should have put a little more thought into it before hand if we’re having THAT conversation, but that’s another post. Continue reading Uncle Sam’s Asylum

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