Health Care Reform in danger, my senators to blame.
So I guess I am lucky. Living in Maine, I can at least tell two of the "gang of six" senators who are holding up Health Care reform in the senate how I feel. And I don't hesitate to do just that. Both Snowe and Collins got the following letter from me.
Dear Senator,
I am writing to let you know of my extreme disappointment with your decision to join with a very small group of senators to delay or derail the vote on health care reform, possibly the most pressing issue facing our nation today. Any delay in addressing this issue is unacceptable.
There is no debate that our health care system is in dire need of reform. By signing on to delay its consideration, you are, quite simply, costing people their lives. Millions of Americans suffer every single day with no health insurance, afraid every moment that they will require medical attention, forcing them into situation that no one in the civilized world, much less the United States should have to face.
Our current system is corrupt and immoral. The most vulnerable and fragile members of our society - the very ones who are in most need of health care - are locked out of the for-profit insurance model and have no where to turn. A government option could literally save their lives.
The for-profit insurance industry has a mighty incentive to keep things the way they are. The American people cannot afford to continue to subsidize these corporations, who are draining our economy dry. Costs must be contained and people must be put ahead of profits.
Decent health care is a right and not a privilege. It is time for you and the rest of the US Congress to step up and do your job: make life better for this nation's people, not it's for-profit corporations.
Sincerely
Of course, I haven't gotten anything but an automated response to my letter, but I hope at least some aide in their office puts a tick mark in the "pro-health care constituent' column.
Dear Senator,
I am writing to let you know of my extreme disappointment with your decision to join with a very small group of senators to delay or derail the vote on health care reform, possibly the most pressing issue facing our nation today. Any delay in addressing this issue is unacceptable.
There is no debate that our health care system is in dire need of reform. By signing on to delay its consideration, you are, quite simply, costing people their lives. Millions of Americans suffer every single day with no health insurance, afraid every moment that they will require medical attention, forcing them into situation that no one in the civilized world, much less the United States should have to face.
Our current system is corrupt and immoral. The most vulnerable and fragile members of our society - the very ones who are in most need of health care - are locked out of the for-profit insurance model and have no where to turn. A government option could literally save their lives.
The for-profit insurance industry has a mighty incentive to keep things the way they are. The American people cannot afford to continue to subsidize these corporations, who are draining our economy dry. Costs must be contained and people must be put ahead of profits.
Decent health care is a right and not a privilege. It is time for you and the rest of the US Congress to step up and do your job: make life better for this nation's people, not it's for-profit corporations.
Sincerely
Of course, I haven't gotten anything but an automated response to my letter, but I hope at least some aide in their office puts a tick mark in the "pro-health care constituent' column.
