Help be part of the change-- Stand up for the will of the American people
By Joe Frandino
This Thursday, June 25th, Governor Howard Dean will personally present more than 380,000 signatures at the steps of the Capital building in Washington, DC. The signatures have been complied from his “Stand With Dr. Dean” petition calling for the drastic reform of the American healthcare system and the inclusion of a public health insurance option for all citizens.
More than 20,000 people have already signed up to join Gov. Dean at the rally, but even if you can’t make it to Washington DC this Thursday, you can still help make a difference.
You can personally double the impact by delivering your state’s signatures to the district offices of your Senators and Congressional Representatives. Just go to the Democracy for America Web site and fill in your contact information. You’ll instantly be sent your local district office addresses, a signature file and cover sheet. All you need to do is deliver the packet!
The overwhelming majority of Americans want the inclusion of a public option in future health care legislation; recent polls by New York Times , Wall Street Journal , NBC , Kaiser Family Foundation , and Consumers Union , put approval ratings as high as 76% on the public option, with even Republicans voting 50% in favor of the public option.
Help be a part of the much needed reform in the American healthcare system. Let your elected officials know that the will of the American people must be respected. Sign up now.Post a comment
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1 comment
As a Wyoming resident, I wrote to my Senators urging them to support a public option. The reply I received from Senator Mike Enzi said: "Government plans like Medicare and Medicaid do not compete. They use price controls to set payment rates that are often below the cost of providing these services. These costs then get shifted onto private plans, which drive up everyone's premiums. Allowing a government run plan in any new marketplace will worsen this cost shifting, which will make insurance even more expensive. That isn't true competition, but rather an inherently unfair system that will eventually drive everyone into a government run plan." I'm all for an eventual single-payer plan, but I want to know if the higher-premium argument is specious or legitimate.