Spring Waning Moon of Winds
Think elections don’t make a difference? That votes don’t count?
Consider the hanging chads in Florida and the Supreme Court in 2000 that gave the Presidency to the man who lost the popular vote. Then recall last November when the people voted and voted and voted, in the end choosing Barack Obama. If he were not in office, I can guarantee you would not have read the following article.
Then consider the following that appeared on a Yahoo news article:
“Insurers offer to stop charging sick people more
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press Writer – 12 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The health insurance industry offered Tuesday for the first time to curb its controversial practice of charging higher premiums to people with a history of medical problems. The offer from America’s Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is a potentially significant shift in the debate over reforming the nation’s health care system to rein in costs and cover an estimated 48 million uninsured people. It was contained in a letter to key senators…
Insurers are trying to head off the creation of a government insurance plan that would compete with them, something that liberals and many Democrats are pressing for. To try to win political support, the industry has already made a number of concessions. Last year, for example, insurers offered to end the practice of denying coverage to sick people. They also said they would support a national goal of restraining cost increases.”
The heartless bastards. Offering to stop doing what no moral or decent person would have entertained in the first place.
Reminds me of, oh let me see, executives at AIG who drove the company into the ground then wanted the taxpayers to give them bonuses for doing it.
