Monday, October 19, 2009
We need a second Obama election night - for health care
We need the giant crowds that won Obama his presidency. Today our goal is not electing a person, but passing a law that will give us the first crucial step towards ending the deaths caused by lack of health insurance. There are many words we could use to describe the private industry's incentive to deny care: greed, responsible business management, pragmatism, necessary rationing, need to pay overhead, heartlessness, sincere belief in free markets. But whatever word we choose to call it, the result is the same. For lack of money, people will be left to die.
In our conversations with our doctors, we are often told how much we need to take personal responsibility for our health. But if we don't have the money, we can't do that. This lack of money does not change the medically necessity of doing what we need to do, as individuals, for our health. But the fact remains: we can't do anything without money.
What do we do?
The full text of this diary can be found at my blog, Superheroes, Liberal Politics, and President Obama: Second Obama Election