[Translate] Why all the fuss about single payer? Because nearly 1/3 of the health care dollar goes to overhead, currently, while Medicare keeps costs in the 2-3% range. Administering health care is something the U.S. government can do VERY efficiently compared to private insurers, partly because ad campaigns, salaries & bonuses aren’t allowed to be outrageous. The only ones who stand to lose are insurance companies and their overpaid execs – even doctors are on-board with this concept. Do you know what the estimate...
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[Translate] Senator Ted Kennedy Returns To The Senate Senator Ted Kennedy, courageously battling terminal brain cancer, returned to his Senate duties and in the process displayed his uncanny knack for great political timing. Recognizing that his vote would not only break a tie in the overall voting for a bil preventing a six percent cut in Medicare, but perhaps bring some Republicans over to the Democratic Side, Kennedy made the trip to Capitol Hill, and was given a war hero’s welcome. I can’t wait to see him at the...
