Are We Close to Universal Health Care?

Posted on January 26th, 2008 by Steve

From Daily Kos:
Perspective On Health Care Reform:
The diagnosis of imminent collapse rests on three symptoms. First, without affordable universal coverage, the system leaves 47 million Americans uninsured. Second, health care costs are extraordinarily high: the United States spends about 16% of its annual gross domestic product (GDP), or $6,400 per capita, on health care, whereas […]

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Hate Crime or Thought Crime

Posted on January 26th, 2008 by Steve

From the Huffington Post:
Ashleigh Banfield: It’s Not Easy Defending A Loser:
Flash forward to 2008. Did Mr. Munsen’s behavior really intimidate, oppress, injure, or threaten the roughly 20,000 marchers he was up against? That standard is very tough to meet ..that is if the case even gets heard. One thing we do know is that stupid […]

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