Sick For Profit: Action

http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/?p=71973
Lots of great actions you can take to fight the insurance industry in this post.

Uninsured 22-Year-Old Boehner Constituent Dies From Swine Flu

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/09/25/swineflu-boehner-constituent/
[Last link of the night, I swear. This one I had to include... ]

Think Progress:

A 22-year-old woman from Oxford, Ohio, died from swine flu on Wednesday. Kimberly Young graduated from Miami University in December and continued to live in Oxford, Ohio, within Minority Leader John Boehner’s congressional distrct. Reports now indicate that after initially getting sick, Young put off treatment because she was uninsured:

Young became ill about two weeks ago, but didn’t seek care initially because she didn’t have health insurance and was worried about the cost, according to Brent Mowery, her friend and former roommate. […]

On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Young’s condition suddenly worsened and her roommate drove her to McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, where she was flown in critical condition to University Hospital in Cincinnati.

“That’s the most tragic part about it. If she had insurance, she would have gone to the doctor,” Mowery said...

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RIP Kimberly Young and may your death not be in vain...

"No one should die because they cannot afford health care... "

Findings on Health Care Debate

http://people-press.org/report/544/
Health Care Debate Seen as "Rude and Disrespectful"

"According to a poll released last week by the Pew Research Center, most Americans think that the health care debate has been 'rude and disrespectful' and most of those who hold this view blame the opponents of the proposed legislation."

some more tidbits:

"According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll published on Wednesday, a plurality of respondents said that if health care reform fails, the Republicans will be at fault. Those who disapproved of the way that Republicans are handling the health care debate outnumbered those who approved of their behavior by a margin of more than 3 to 1.":

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/09/22/wsjnbc-news-poll-gop-to-blame-if-health-care-bill-fails/

In addition, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on Thursday, more people said Republican opposition to Obama’s health care proposals is politically motivated than those who said that Democratic support of them is politically motivated.

FUCK the Goober twats!

Sotomayor Issues Challenge to a Century of Corporate Law - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125314088285517643.html?mod=wsj_share_facebook
I will be in prison all day, so I won't be around handing out mental ass-whuppins (*grin*) But I found this VERY interesting. A shape of things to come from Sotomayor? I HOPE SO!

IMNSH uneducated (legal) opinion, it's about time the SCOTUS has questioned the wisdom of its 19th century predecessor in imbuing a creature of state law with human characteristics including constitutional rights. The proliferation and growth of corporations and their influence in modern society has resulted in the evolution of an entity that is "more than equal" to their flesh and blood human counterparts.

WEPA!

Fight back against health insurance lies

When you get a chance, view this documentary and then pass it along.

How to get rich . . .

It's quite simple, goobers...