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Let me get this straight. Senator Ted Kennedy had a siezure at his Cape Cod Home in June 2
008. He is flown by Air Ambulance to MGH - Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. After ALL of those tests...it cost him NOTHING! He got the needed surgery at another hospital days after his ordeal began. Well wishers...THOUSANDS of them, bid Sentor Kennedy a speedy recovery. Success. And again, it cost him NOTHING! Kennedy goes home to get rest and spend time with the family. Now, let's say a Cashier making "Minimum Wage" has the same attack...but, like Kennedy, the victim has a siezure at home. The ambulance comes. There is a FEE for that service. The hospital runs the tests. $$$$ Treatment for the victim just as Kennedy got treated is $$$$$$. The victim NEEDS the treatment but the Minimum Wage earner CANNOT afford it. Let's say the bill for the tests came to about the same amount as the TOTAL Cost of what Kennedy got. The Minimum Wage Cashier now has a VERY huge Hospital Bill. Just a minute...did the Cashier VOTE for Ten Kennedy last time? Yeah. Why? Because the Minimum Wage earning Cashier 'believed' Kennedy would work for those that are struggling to get by. To make the lives of other Minimum Wage earners everywhere feel better. Excuse me? There IS a Doctor Bill the Cashier earning MINIMUM WAGE is expected to pay! At the presant income of Minimum Wage it will take YEARS to pay...unless 1 of 2 things happens. 1 - A Winning Lottery Ticket - FAT Chance for anyone. 2 - FREE Healthcare! YEAH! That's what ALL Americans Deserve. FREE Healthcare. I know what you are thinking: Health Insurance. Or even Subsidies to help pay for it. Help Pay for it? Why not FREE Care instead? Kennedy got it for FREE. Are we not so important? I thought about that commercial where the guy says (to the words of) "...over $2 Million in coverage for just $100 per month." Yeah...you know the commercial. THAT got me thinking "So...what do I get for just $99.99 per month? Or better yet, $1.00 Per Month?" Do you know how often these "Insurance Companies" work to "deny" claims they say they can 'cover' most services? While you are paying so much per month...claim denied, you wind up paying for that bill out of YOUR Pocket. Add to that, those "Rip-off co-pays" per doctor visit. Did Senator Kennedy REALLY have to deal with ANY of that? NO! Do you want what he has for FREE Care? I KNOW I would say "yes"! So...while Senator Kennedy is chillin' at home with family with no Medical Bills to ever speak of, the Minimum Wage earning Cashier has to pay the Medical Bills. Senator Kennedy will get Doctor visits with NO Co-pays! He will get his prescriptions for FREE and without a hassle. The Minimum Wage Earning Cashier has to deal with Co-Pays for doctor visits. Pay for prescriptions...which could alone last for many, many months. HEY! Don't forget that Ambulance ride to the hospital! THEY send bills, too! Don't expect the Ambulance bill to be quite so big. The Cashier used 'Ground Transportation' to get to the Hospital. Air Travel is much higher. I don't believe there would have been a charge for carrying personal belongings in the 'Air Ambulance', do you? Anyway, the Minimum Wage Cashier is NOT going to be able to chill at home with the Homies. No. No. No. The Minimum Wage Cashier is going to have to get back to work ASAP to start paying off that medical bill. When the payment is too slow in coming...the hospital Collection Agents will send "Love Letters". Gee, Senator Kennedy NEVER EVER had to deal with THAT. Senator Kennedy works hard to make our lives better? HE supported the bill FOR 'Massachusetts Mandatory Healthcare Reform Law'! The end result - Former Governor Mitt Romney signed it into a law. Now sitting Governor Duval Patrick carries the torch happily saying: "Seeing you live in Massachusetts...you must buy Health Insurance - OR Else!" Health Insurance NEVER pays 100% of the Medical Bill! And those "Good thing he's got Health Insurance" ads you see on busses and trains are so misleading! Remember: 'Health Insurance' NEVER pays 100% of the Medical Bill! Governor Duval Patrick, Senator Kennedy and Former Governor Mitt Romney would NEVER tell you that. Why? Ask THEM! Here it is an Election Year. What HAVE Barack Obama and John McCain said of FREE Healthcare for ALL American's? NOTHING to this date. I keep thinking about something Barack Obama said sometime last year. In his ads on Radio and Television, Barack is heard saying how it was difficult for his Mom to get the care she needed when he was a little boy. His Mom could NOT afford to pay those Doctor Bills. Now, Barack is a Senator. He HAS 100% FREE Care. He is running for President of the United States. He STILL has 100% Free Care! Yet, he STILL hits us with 'buzz words' such as "Health Insurance" & "Subsidies". "Buy it to get covered...". "Buy what you can afford" is more like what Barack is telling us to sell his Voters to the Corporate Thugs of the Health Insurance industry. You read right: He's expecting Americans to "buy" that stuff! American jobs are disappearing left, right and center. Wages ARE shrinking. How do we 'buy' that stuff? A Better Question: WHY do we have to "buy Health Insurance"? Will that cover the need for Nursing Home Care? Or, does one have to buy "Health Insurance" for THAT, too? WHY is he not taking a hint from what his mother went through when he was little? He can then use BETTER 'Buzz Words' "Free Care For ALL Americans", "...regardless of Income, you ARE 100% covered.", "...Federal Law: Free Care For ALL Americans". A friend of mine commented 'Corporate Backers would never support him if he promised such a system...'. Those Corporate Thugs worry too much about money! Still, I hope average people Barack Obama speaks with while touring America to run for President will grill him and ASK: WHY are you getting it for FREE and you expect us to buy Health Insurance?
Don't forget the waitress in New Hampshire back in 2007 grilling Mitt Romney. When he said he would spend $5 Million to help Africa with their health system, She spoke up asking "What about us...?" Mitt Romney had no answer at that point!
Get the picture? SHE nailed him! He never brought it up again. And bailed OUT of the campaign weeks later. Still, he's looking to be Vice President!? Yet, the news said time and again how hard Senator Kennedy fought for Americans to get Healthcare. Ted Kennedy is NOT fighting for ME. Ted Kennedy is NOT fighting for YOU! He's NOT fighting for some American going through the same ordeal HE went through! Think about it! I wonder what do the THOUSANDS of "Well Wishers for Senator Kennedy to have a speedy recovery" have to say now?
Still, Ralph Nader IS doing the right thing to throw his hat into the ring!
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