If you haven't read the latest article by Matt Taibbi from The Rolling Stone on health care, you're missing an important covering of where we've come from and where things seem to be going.
Very informative.
Just a little bit of the article--
Opinion:
"Without a public option, any effort at health care reform will be as meaningful as a manicure for a gunshot victim."
Conjecture that seems true:
"Nearly a third of all health care costs in America are associated with wasteful administration. Fully $350 billion a year could be saved on paperwork alone if the U.S. went to a single-payer system — more than enough to pay for the whole goddamned thing, if anyone had the balls to stand up and say so."
Fact with great, fun analogy:
"'Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell admitted that "private insurance will not be able to compete with a government option.' This is a little like complaining that Keanu Reeves was robbed of an Oscar just because he can't act."
It is 7 computer pages of material which isn't really that much and it is an excellent, important article.
Of particular attention is Senator Max Baucus' remarks, work and multi-million dollar contributions he gets from the health care industry. It is terrific reading.
The other thing that occurs to me is that Mr. Taibbi should write with just as much "anger" or energy and less expletives so more people can and would read his material.
We need to get this kind of thing out.
And the sooner the better.
Link to story:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/29988909/sick_and_wrong/
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