More on Health Care

As the discussion on health care endlessly continues some, "this you must believe" appearing points are more than troubling to me. All politicians in both parties admit and constantly state that the health care situation is, "broken". The strange dichotomy that has resulted has developed between lobbyists and Democrats other than Senator Snow of Maine. Do some Republicans believe the American public is so stupid they can't see through stupid arguments? Don't the Republicans realize they will have to stand for election in 2010 or 2012? Also isn't there a regulation that those who lobby must wear an identifying badge? I guess we have to call them legal lobbyists. I hear that many Republican legislators have announced that they will not run after finishing their present terms. The hue and cry of so many opponents of any and all proposed plans is against their employers and that is you and me.The word socialism I hear regularly should put to rest like so many others. Someone said recently, if we were talking socialism, the doctors and the hospitals would be owned by the government like the highways, fire and police stations and putting scientists on the moon. With that argument I am reminded somehow that the sewers are owned by the government. Does the socialist argument mean that if you use a toilet you are automatically a socialist?. The legislation should have choices like each legislator has for health plans. I suggest that if legislation for all of us does not pass that the plans the Senators and Representatives now have for themselves be canceled immediately. What do you think?

Peoplism vs Corporatism

The evidence is overwhelming that corporations are controlling our Congress. Agree? The most recent evidence is the outpouring of the millions of dollars to oppose the health plan that could give the insurance corporations competition of a single payer plan of health coverage. The corporationism people are coming from one basic position, that of making money at the expense of the people. That is the end purpose of most corporations. Why worry? Let's open our eyes and react to what we see. Suppose I agree with the people over the corporations, what should the people do to counter all that money- influence? And where do they get such extra bribe cash?
The only way to break the death grip of corporatism is to enact a plan that is for the people first rather than money. The present contest between the people and the corporations stranglehold is to put people pressure on the members of Congress. I propose a new word more powerful than corporationism and that is, PEOPLEISM.
It was Peopleism that put a man on the moon. It was Peopleism that founded our country, gave us laws to abide by and the military to protect us. It was Peopleism that gave us Public libraries, Police departments, Fire departments, the FBI and CIA and Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and should give us medical care for all. It's a fight between Peoplism and corporatism. Which side are you on?
If we the People loose this act in the drama of life it may be as Abraham Lincoln said, With the advent of the corporation will be the end of the Republic. There is one light at the end of the tunnel and that is if this congress fails Peopleism this time we the people will throw the corporation-loving-legislators out of office in faver of Peopleism candidates.