Don't Blame Massachusetts

I believe that all people should have health care. But I think blaming one state for this is avoiding the truth. We need to all sit in a circle, turn the lights down low, and admit to each other that American Capitalism can not put peoples health and well-being ahead of the profit motive, no matter how much we want to delude ourselves into believing that. This should be obvious after watching the movie SICKO.

The current slim majority in Washington, I'll call them the "blue-colored sock puppets" are awash in healthcare lobbying, influence and cash. You know this as well as I do. Awash in cash from the same industry they're expected to cut the healhcare deal with. How can we expect them to do what is in the peoples best interests? Logically they would payback that healtcare cash by passing a bill that required all US citizens to send same healthcare industry money every month. Adding another insult, congress would simply trust that industry to "do the right thing" and not raise premiums once Americans were legally obligated to pay. Congress would just trust the industry not to deny coverage to people who needed treatment in order to enrich themselves. It's that "whats right for the free market is right for the people mentality" that was wrong in the 90s and is still wrong today.

This is the same formula used a few months ago with the financial industry. Wall street showers the puppets with cash, they dance while dialing the combination to the national treasury, and watch as the truckloads of money drive out fort knox and into Goldmans Sacks.

The looting that has been going on cannot be sustained. We are quickly reaching the limit of imperialism and exploitation. The media will continue to dance and try and hide and brainwash just as they are paid. Is this still our country?