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Dec 22, 2009

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Here is a nice link to an article describing the historical celebrations in December. It contains interesting information about how different religions and belief systems celebrate at this time of year.

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Posted: Dec 22, 2009 11:47am
Dec 21, 2009
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It is an ungodly mess of errors, loopholes, and massive giveaways. When the American people find out what's actually in this bill, they will revolt. Congress and President Obama have no choice but to do better for health care than this bill.

How bad is the bill? 

  1. Forces you to pay up to 8% of your income to private insurance corporations -- whether you want to or not
  2. If you refuse to buy the insurance,  you'll have to pay penalties of up to 2% of your annual income to the IRS
  3. After being forced to pay thousands in premiums for junk insurance, you can still be on the hook for up to $11,900 a year in out-of-pocket medical expenses.
  4. Massive restriction on a woman's right to choose, designed to trigger a challenge to Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court
  5. Paid for by taxes on the middle class insurance plan you have right now through your employer, causing them to cut back benefits and increase co-ays
  6. Many of the taxes to pay for the bill start now, but most Americans won't see any benefits -- like an end to discrimination against those with preexisting conditions -- until 2014 when the program begins.
  7. Allows insurance companies to charge people who are older 300% more than others
  8. Grants monopolies to to drug companies that will keep generic versions of expensive biotech drugs from ever coming to market.
  9. No reimportation of prescription drugs, which would save consumers $100 billion over 10 years
  10. The cost of medical care will continue to rise, and insurance premiums for a family of 4 will rise an average of $1000 a year -- meaning in 10 years, you family's insurance premium will be $10,000 more annually than it is right now.

I could go on, but it should be clear: this is not reform.  This is a con job.


Make no mistake, we need health care reform.  But the Senate's idea of reform is a disaster, and will make things far worse than they are today.

Thanks for all you do.

Jane Hamsher
Firedoglake

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Only 8% of the public knows what is in this Senate bill.. sad that so many people are not following this, when it will affect them greatly for generations to come.

1. This bill is industry sponsored, pure and simple. It has almost nothing to do with benefiting US citizens, but it guarantees private industry profits, by forcing everyone to hand over money to a monopoly, which has little to no incentive to improve the health of the average person. 

2. There is a huge difference between an OPTION to buy into a system like this and being FORCED to... Either there is a public option or universal coverage for everyone, based on taxes we already pay. Many countries tax everyone to provide universal coverage, with NO copays or separate forced premiums.

I am willing to pay more taxes for a public system, but I am not willing to be FORCED into paying a Big Pharma monopoly to become even more monopolistic. This monopoly has no choices within it, and is opposed to alternative healthcare, herbs, homeopathy, and herbalists for example. With this Senate bill Big Pharma gets to control and force everyone to stay inside the monopoly, making things even worse... It is much like a King demanding everyone pay tribute, on top of regular taxes, just to see a doctor that he gets for free. Remember, politicians do not have this system. They have their own free healthcare, with zero deductible. How come we cannot have their system?

Industry is saying they have WON.. over consumer rights.

Now comes the real battle, how to reconcile the House and Senate Bill. There is a small chance the final bill will have a public option, but less so now that the Senate passed their bill with no public option in it... Unless THE PEOPLE speak up now, they will be held hostage and sold into disease care Big Pharma slavery... forever.
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Posted: Dec 21, 2009 9:45am
Dec 18, 2009

Please note news story at; 

http://www.care2.com/news/member/901507364/1333901
THESE ARE FIGHTING WORDS--Keith Olbermann on Perversion of Health Care Bill

US Politics & Gov't  (tags: healthcareobamaethics ) 
 Dandelion - 46 minutes ago - msnbc.msn.com 
I suggest everyone, who lives in the United States, watch this video or read the words. If you do not live in the USA please pass it to a friend who does. We may be forced to buy a product that many may not be able to afford.
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Posted: Dec 18, 2009 8:10am
Dec 17, 2009

Joe Lieberman can only hold reform hostage if we let him



Tell President Obama and Congress not to let Joe Lieberman gut health care reform. We're counting on them to fight for real reform. Call Congress at (202) 224-3121 and the White House at (202) 456-1111, then pass this video on. 

Please note Care2 news story at;

http://www.care2.com/news/member/979852695/1333740

 

Thanks...

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Posted: Dec 17, 2009 2:31pm
Dec 17, 2009

Dear Friends,




Copenhagen's last-ditch summit to stop catastrophic global warming isfailing; only massive public pressure can save it. Sign the giant petition below - it may be the largest in history: 

Sign The Petition!

With three days to go, the crucial Copenhagen summit is failing.   

Tomorrow, the world's leaders arrive for an unprecedented 60 hours of direct negotiations. Experts agree that without a tidal wave of public pressure for a deal, the summit will not stop catastrophic global warming of 2 degrees.   

Click below to sign the petition for a real deal in Copenhagen -- the campaign already has a staggering 10 million supporters - let's make it the largest petition in history in the next 72 hours!Every single name is actually being read out at the summit -- sign on at the link below and forward this email to everyone! 

http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_copenhagen_now 

An Avaaz team is meeting daily with negotiators inside the summit who will organize a spectacular petition delivery to world leaders as they arrive, building a giant wall of boxes of names and reading out the names of every person who signs. With the largest petition in history, leaders will have no doubt that the whole world is watching.    


      “We marched in Berlin, and the wall fell.
 We marched for South Africa, and apartheid fell.
          We marched at Copenhagen --
          and we WILL get a Real Deal
 
 


Copenhagen is seeking the biggest mandate in history to stop the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. 
History will be made in the next few days. 

How will our children remember this moment? 
        Let's tell them we did all we could

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Please visualize all leaders working in harmony and agreement, with love and compassion for sustaining life and many generations into the future on the whole planet.. 

Repeat at least twice daily. This is the inner work that is needed.. The outer work is signing petitions, calling friends, politicians, etc.. 
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Posted: Dec 17, 2009 8:17am
Dec 15, 2009

Please note Care2 news story by clicking on link below.. Thanks!

Overlooked 150 Year Old Household Cleaner a Remedy for Swine Flu

Health & Wellness  (tags: healthcarehealthillness,swine flupreventionprotection ) 
 Roseann - 8 hours ago - articles.mercola.com 
In today's modern world of medicine the FDA just will not let companies that sell products make medical claims about them unless they have been tested at great expense, and approved as a drug. But this was not always the cas
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Posted: Dec 15, 2009 7:42am
Dec 9, 2009
 

Dear Eric,

A truly historic moment has arrived. The United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark began this week, and the eyes of the world are on the United States, gauging our commitment to a global solution to the greatest challenge facing our planet. 

Leaders from across the world, including President Obama, will come together to forge an agreement that will guide international action to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and lay the foundation for a new and prosperous 21st century clean energy economy.

In advance of his trip to Copenhagen, President Obama has already made a commitment to take on the climate crisis here in the U.S. -- now we have to show that the American people are ready to lead too.

Show the world that the American people want bold action on climate and clean energy solutions. Share your message of support on The Wall now.

The United States has a crucial role to play in any international efforts related to the climate crisis -- including the dialogue that continues in Copenhagen this week.

Our principles and our economic strength have traditionally made us a leader in the world community -- but we are also one of the largest emitters of global warming pollution. For these reasons, the rest of the world expects we will also play a leadership role in developing a climate agreement. Given the urgency of the challenge that is before us, the U.S. can't wait any longer.  

Solving the climate crisis begins with action and commitment, right here at home. The best way we can prove our leadership and demonstrate that we are ready to take meaningful action is by passing comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation in Congress. 

That legislation has passed the House of Representatives and is now in the Senate. We're not done yet, but we are closer than ever before -- and we are going to keep up the pressure to pass a bill until our leaders have done it. 

This is an opportunity for America to regain the mantle of global leadership. We need to tell the world that the American people are ready for bold action on climate change.

The world is watching. Post your message on The Wall today:

http://www.repoweramerica.org/wallform/

Thanks for helping to demonstrate American leadership on the climate crisis as we work toward a crucial international agreement at Copenhagen.

Al Gore 
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Posted: Dec 9, 2009 5:21pm
Dec 8, 2009

click on picture above to go to news story; feel free to note it... front page news on Care2. 

 Kat - 1 day ago - thecirclenews.org 
Three decades ago, the relatives of an eleven-year-old Native girl in Minnesota forced her to have sex with a man in exchange for alcohol. The story was not front-page news. It was not the subject of a feature-length film with a happy ending. No one ..
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Posted: Dec 8, 2009 2:57pm
Dec 8, 2009

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Posted: Dec 8, 2009 12:45pm
Dec 7, 2009
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Care2 Action Alert

Hi Road, 

Yesterday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) said that a "trigger" method of the public option has not been abandoned. A trigger will not provide the health coverage Americans need. Instead, it would only promise a vague public policy that would kick in at a certain point -- without a concrete plan. 

Urge Senator Ensign and Senator Reid to abandon the trigger >> 

Although triggers have been written into several laws, they have nearly always failed. A similar bill with a similar trigger option -- the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act from 1996 -- has reached the threshold where a trigger should kick in -- but neither the states nor the federal governments have implemented reforms. Don't do the same to the public option this year >>

A public option without a trigger is the only way we can rein in spiraling health care costs and give Americans the coverage they need. Even if you've sent a letter to your senators before, please sign again -- the more letters we can get into their offices the better during the bill's debate. 

Senator Ensign and Senator Reid are voting this weekend on amendments to the health care bill. We must get the trigger method out of the Senate debate immediately so our senators can move on to the critical matter of getting a strong bill to the president's desk before the holiday recess. 

Tell your senators: Don't compromise on the public option! >>

 

From Care2Thank you,
LiAnna
Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

Take action link: http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFsQd/zJ8G/ls2W

 
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