"let us resolve that the state of a family's health shall never depend on the size of a family's wealth."Is there any statement that sums it up any better? We can argue over petty details, but that is the core. That is what we are striving for. That is the goal.
"The state of a family's health shall never depend on the size of a family's wealth."That is why we need Universal Health Care. That is we need a single-payer, or barring that, a competitive robust public option.
Why should a baby or any child die because their parents are too poor to afford health care to save their life?
"The state of a family's health shall never depend on the size of a family's wealth."If that is not convincing enough, if the person you are talking to is still in full "denial mode", you can hit them with this from the same speech:
"The President, the Vice President, the members of Congress have a medical plan that meets their needs in full, and whenever senators and representatives catch a little cold, the Capitol physician will see them immediately, treat them promptly, fill a prescription on the spot. We do not get a bill even if we ask for it, and when do you think was the last time a member of Congress asked for a bill from the Federal Government? And I say again, as I have before, if health insurance is good enough for the President, the Vice President, the Congress of the United States, then it's good enough for you and every family in America."
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In the full speech, Ted ties Health Care to the economy. Something that rings as true today as it did back then. as President Obama keeps trying to remind us:
"Finally, we cannot have a fair prosperity in isolation from a fair society. So I will continue to stand for a national health insurance. We must -- We must not surrender -- We must not surrender to the relentless medical inflation that can bankrupt almost anyone {~OP note: 60+% of all bankruptcies are the direct of medical bill, and over 50% of those had medical insurance.~} and that may soon break the budgets of government at every level. Let us insist on real controls over what doctors and hospitals can charge, and let us resolve that the state of a family's health shall never depend on the size of a family's wealth.
the state of a family's health shall never depend on the size of a family's wealth.we cannot have a fair prosperity in isolation from a fair society.
if health insurance is good enough for the President, the Vice President, the Congress of the United States,
then it's good enough for you and every family in AmericaGranted, that's a little long to chant in a protest. For those occasions, how about something simple short like
Health, NOT Wealth!
edit to add link you have to read: http://www.minnpost.com/ericblack/2009/08/...
