VaYank5150
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Commentary: Don't cut our (public) health care - CNN.com
This is a good read on the reality of the the "socialism" fear mongering of the right...
When asked how she had insurance coverage, Nancy explained that because her husband was a retired coal miner, they received insurance and care through the United Mine Workers. She attended the town hall because she said she had "had enough of the government interfering with our lives, after working hard all of our lives, especially to get the health care."
The historical reality, however, is that there would be no UMW health and retirement plan without the federal government. Our inability to acknowledge the real role of government plays right into the hands of private companies that have never solved the challenges of health security.
This is a good read on the reality of the the "socialism" fear mongering of the right...