Logic, don't you mean the strong and corrupt? The weak are ignored and trodden under foot. The weak are those discussed in the Citigoup Memo regarding plutocracy in America...the voters are many, but they have so little money that their voices don't count...that is a paraphrase. The few with the most money, in turn, control the economy and the government machinations over it. Invest in what the plutocracy wants, so says the memo. The rabble will protest...they forewarn (and we saw it come to pass both through the Tea Party and the Occupiers), but don't worry....they write...the plutocracy will survive.
http://theparagraph.com/files/docs/Citi … 200603.pdf
http://rwer.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/ci … -report-2/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/11/0 … y-Backlash
There needs to exist a playing field with equal access. Success is expected to vary, but it is the track record of institutionalized discrimination against women, ethnic/religious minorities, and the poor that have led, at least in part, to the government involvement we have today.
The other parts of government involvement have largely been tied to the money making machines that "make our nation great." Our defense budget largely works, directly and indirectly, to make sure forces abroad can protect/expand economic interests of companies. The rail-lines, government built and regulated (because the companies couldn't do the job), public-works projects (like the aqueducts that feed Los Angeles County, and the dams that create electricity and reshape landscapes from deserts into cultivatable/livable space) all made millions and billions for private enterprises, and brought government more into our lives.
Then there are the smaller projects, like the experiments performed domestically and abroad by the collusion of private industry and the U.S. government:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/ … t_con.html
And we are discussing the Constitutionality of mandated health insurance? Really?
Robert Riech
"Democracy? Anthony Kennedy decides if 30m Ams get health care. Bernanke decides how many Ams have jobs. Congress decides nothing."
What's the deciding factor?
M O N E Y.
The God that has been allowed to take over. Worship at the altar of it. Those who don't have it----DIE. STARVE. LIVE ON THE STREET.
We want livable wages. Reasonable cost of living. You others want tax breaks.
All so people can have an ELEVATOR for their car! THIS is the man you want for president!!
Don't even kid yourselves....we are on the edge right now. Won't take much at all to go over.
Koch and Rove know this...as does RMoney. Otherwise....would he have the GALL to build an elevator for his CAR while people who fought in his wars SLEEP in theirs!
Vote Dem, that's all I can say.
Providing healthcare for all is just the right thing to do. I hear people say, I buy my own thru my work and everyone should be able to afford it. The reason you think it's inexpensive is your employer is paying the bulk of the premium. Why? As a tool to get experienced workers. If you had to pay the whole amount, you will be shocked, more then likely the average American can't afford it.
Sure. Give everyone a house. A cell phone, a car, free Internet. Seriously.
Here's a comment on Obama Care by a physician who is CEO of a major health care provider in Michigan:
Guest commentary: If Affordable Care Act is overturned, here's what patients lose
By late June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on multiple legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act. The end result could be all or parts of the law being struck down.
My purpose here is not to enter the political fray on the act. Compelling arguments are made by reasonable people on both sides of the issue. Instead, as a physician and the CEO of a major metro Detroit hospital, it is important for patients and the community to understand how they will be affected if the law is overturned.
Michigan hospitals are the largest health care providers and employers in the state, and we are committed to serving Michigan communities. The Affordable Care Act will have profound effects on the thousands of patients we serve daily.
This list is not all inclusive and is not intended to be political. Rather, it factually presents the most important provisions of the act related to patient care that would end if the law is overturned.
• Young adults up to age 26 and people with pre-existing conditions who have been able to gain health insurance because of the Affordable Care Act would lose the coverage. In addition, many people would again face lifetime caps on what their insurer will pay for claims.
• Primary care physicians would not receive an increase in what they are being paid to treat Michigan's Medicaid patients. Right now, about one in five Michigan residents (1.9 million people altogether) depend on Medicaid for their health care, but Medicaid reimburses physicians only about 61% of their costs.
Under the Affordable Care Act, primary care physicians would receive more appropriate reimbursement levels. If the act is overturned, the state's already severe shortage of primary care physicians would likely increase, thereby limiting access to care for all patients.
• The number of Michigan residents with no health insurance (about 1.3 million) would increase or remain largely unchanged. Under the Affordable Care Act, many of Michigan's uninsured residents will qualify for Medicaid because of changes to eligibility standards, expanding coverage to hundreds of thousands.
People without health insurance tend not to seek care until they are very ill, and that's when the cost of care is higher. Often, they tend to seek care in hospital emergency rooms, even for minor illnesses, rather than primary care physician offices.
Many uninsured patients do not pay their bills, which drives health care costs higher for people who have insurance and taxpayers. The state Senate Fiscal Agency estimates that the expansion of Medicaid required by the act would actually save Michigan taxpayers money because the federal government is covering nearly all of the costs of the expansion through 2020.
• If you have health insurance, you could lose free-of-charge services and medications designed to keep you healthier and to prevent illness. Under the Affordable Care Act, certain preventive care and some medications to keep patients healthy or healthier are offered free of charge. Without this required benefit of the act, many patients would skip regular tests or not fill needed prescriptions because they cannot afford the co-pay.
People covered by Medicare are already enjoying preventive services without out-of-pocket expenses. Turning back the Affordable Care Act could repeal this assistance, which is already in place for senior citizens.
Dr. Paul LaCasse is president and CEO of Botsford Health Care in Farmington Hills.
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