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		<title>Comment on Not Much to Lose and Still Got No Gain by jacksmith</title>
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		<dc:creator>jacksmith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[REALITY!! And A Fix for Unemployment, Homelessness and Hunger

In addition to fixing healthcare the right way we need a NewDeal. We need a permanent and updated FDR WPA (Works Progress Administration).  A Full employment act requiring the government to provide a job for everyone able to work that wants to work at a living wage or better. At safe, meaningful work where they live. Guaranteed by the US government. With free or very affordable excellent healthcare and free or very affordable education and training for advancement or just personal enrichment.

( http://my.firedoglake.com/iflizwerequeen/2011/05/16/how-about-a-little-truth-about-what-the-majority-want-for-health-care/ )

( Gov. Peter Shumlin: Real Healthcare reform -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yFUbkVCsZ4 )

( Health Care Budget Deficit Calculator --  http://www.cepr.net/calculators/hc/hc-calculator.html )

( Briefing: Dean Baker on Boosting the Economy by Saving Healthcare http://t.co/fmVz8nM )

START NOW!

As you all know. Had congress passed a single-payer or government-run robust Public Option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one, our economy and jobs would have taken off like a rocket. And still will. Single-payer would be best. But a government-run robust Public Option CHOICE! that can lead to a single-payer system is the least you can accept. It&#039;s not about competing with for-profit healthcare and for-profit health insurance. It&#039;s about replacing it with Universal Healthcare Assurance. Everyone knows this now.

The message from the midterm elections was clear. The American people want real healthcare reform. They want that individual mandate requiring them to buy private health insurance abolished. And they want a government-run robust public option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one. And they want it now.

They want  Drug re-importation, and abolishment, or strong restrictions on patents for biologic and prescription drugs. And government  controlled and negotiated drug and medical cost. They want back control of their healthcare system from the Medical Industrial Complex. And they want it NOW!

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT, AND MUST NOT, ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL MANDATE TO STAND WITHOUT A STRONG GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION CHOICE! AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.

For-profit health insurance is extremely unethical, and morally repugnant. It&#039;s as morally repugnant as slavery was. And few if any decent Americans are going to allow them-self to be compelled to support such an unethical and immoral crime against humanity.

This is a matter of National and Global security. There can be NO MORE EXCUSES.

Further, we want that corrupt, undemocratic filibuster abolished. Whats the point of an election if one corrupt member of congress can block the will of the people, and any legislation the majority wants. And do it in secret. Give me a break people.

Also, unemployment healthcare benefits are critically needed. But they should be provided through the Medicare program at cost, less the 65% government premium subsidy provided now to private for profit health insurance.

Congress should stop wasting hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on private for profit health insurance subsidies. Subsidies that cost the taxpayer 10x as much or more than Medicare does. Private for profit health insurance plans cost more. But provide dangerous and poorer quality patient care.

Republicans: GET RID OF THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.

Democrats: ADD A ROBUST GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION TO HEALTHCARE REFORM.

This is what the American people are shouting at you. Both parties have just enough power now to do what the American people want. GET! IT! DONE! NOW! 

If congress does not abolish the individual mandate. And establish a government-run public option CHOICE! before the end of 2011. EVERY! member of congress up for reelection in 2012 will face strong progressive pro public option, and anti-individual mandate replacement candidates.

Strong progressive pro &quot;PUBLIC OPTION&quot; CHOICE! and anti-individual mandate volunteer candidates should begin now. And start the process of replacing any and all members of congress that obstruct, or fail to add a government-run robust PUBLIC OPTION CHOICE! before the end of 2011.

We need two or three very strong progressive volunteer candidates for every member of congress that will be up for reelection in 2012. You should be fully prepared to politically EVISCERATE EVERY INCUMBENT that fails or obstructs &quot;THE PUBLIC OPTION&quot;. And you should be willing to step aside and support the strongest pro &quot;PUBLIC OPTION&quot; candidate if the need arises.

ASSUME CONGRESS WILL FAIL and SELLOUT again. So start preparing now to CUT THEIR POLITICAL THROATS. You can always step aside if they succeed. But only if they succeed. We didn&#039;t have much time to prepare before these past midterm elections. So the American people had to use a political shotgun approach. But by 2012 you will have a scalpel.

Congress could have passed a robust government-run public option during it&#039;s lame duck session. They knew what the American people wanted. They already had several bills on record. And the house had already passed a public option. Departing members could have left with a truly great accomplishment. And the rest of you could have solidified your job before the 2012 elections.

President Obama, you promised the American people a strong public option available to everyone. And the American people overwhelmingly supported you for it. Maybe it just wasn&#039;t possible before. But it is now.

Knock heads. Threaten people. Or do whatever you have to. We will support you. But get us that robust public option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one before the end of 2011. Or We The People Of The United States will make the past midterm election look like a cake walk in 2012. And it will include you.

We still have a healthcare crisis in America. With hundreds of thousands dieing needlessly every year in America. And a for profit medical industrial complex that threatens the security and health of the entire world. They have already attacked the world with H1N1 killing thousands, and injuring millions. And more attacks are planned for profit, and to feed their greed.

Spread the word people.

Progressives, prepare the American peoples scalpels. It&#039;s time to remove some politically diseased tissues.

God Bless You my fellow human beings. I&#039;m proud to be one of you. You did good.

See you on the battle field.

Sincerely

jacksmith – WorkingClass :-)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>REALITY!! And A Fix for Unemployment, Homelessness and Hunger</p>
<p>In addition to fixing healthcare the right way we need a NewDeal. We need a permanent and updated FDR WPA (Works Progress Administration).  A Full employment act requiring the government to provide a job for everyone able to work that wants to work at a living wage or better. At safe, meaningful work where they live. Guaranteed by the US government. With free or very affordable excellent healthcare and free or very affordable education and training for advancement or just personal enrichment.</p>
<p>( <a href="http://my.firedoglake.com/iflizwerequeen/2011/05/16/how-about-a-little-truth-about-what-the-majority-want-for-health-care/" rel="nofollow">http://my.firedoglake.com/iflizwerequeen/2011/05/16/how-about-a-little-truth-about-what-the-majority-want-for-health-care/</a> )</p>
<p>( Gov. Peter Shumlin: Real Healthcare reform &#8212; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yFUbkVCsZ4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yFUbkVCsZ4</a> )</p>
<p>( Health Care Budget Deficit Calculator &#8212;  <a href="http://www.cepr.net/calculators/hc/hc-calculator.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cepr.net/calculators/hc/hc-calculator.html</a> )</p>
<p>( Briefing: Dean Baker on Boosting the Economy by Saving Healthcare <a href="http://t.co/fmVz8nM" rel="nofollow">http://t.co/fmVz8nM</a> )</p>
<p>START NOW!</p>
<p>As you all know. Had congress passed a single-payer or government-run robust Public Option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one, our economy and jobs would have taken off like a rocket. And still will. Single-payer would be best. But a government-run robust Public Option CHOICE! that can lead to a single-payer system is the least you can accept. It&#8217;s not about competing with for-profit healthcare and for-profit health insurance. It&#8217;s about replacing it with Universal Healthcare Assurance. Everyone knows this now.</p>
<p>The message from the midterm elections was clear. The American people want real healthcare reform. They want that individual mandate requiring them to buy private health insurance abolished. And they want a government-run robust public option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one. And they want it now.</p>
<p>They want  Drug re-importation, and abolishment, or strong restrictions on patents for biologic and prescription drugs. And government  controlled and negotiated drug and medical cost. They want back control of their healthcare system from the Medical Industrial Complex. And they want it NOW!</p>
<p>THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT, AND MUST NOT, ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL MANDATE TO STAND WITHOUT A STRONG GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION CHOICE! AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.</p>
<p>For-profit health insurance is extremely unethical, and morally repugnant. It&#8217;s as morally repugnant as slavery was. And few if any decent Americans are going to allow them-self to be compelled to support such an unethical and immoral crime against humanity.</p>
<p>This is a matter of National and Global security. There can be NO MORE EXCUSES.</p>
<p>Further, we want that corrupt, undemocratic filibuster abolished. Whats the point of an election if one corrupt member of congress can block the will of the people, and any legislation the majority wants. And do it in secret. Give me a break people.</p>
<p>Also, unemployment healthcare benefits are critically needed. But they should be provided through the Medicare program at cost, less the 65% government premium subsidy provided now to private for profit health insurance.</p>
<p>Congress should stop wasting hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money on private for profit health insurance subsidies. Subsidies that cost the taxpayer 10x as much or more than Medicare does. Private for profit health insurance plans cost more. But provide dangerous and poorer quality patient care.</p>
<p>Republicans: GET RID OF THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.</p>
<p>Democrats: ADD A ROBUST GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION TO HEALTHCARE REFORM.</p>
<p>This is what the American people are shouting at you. Both parties have just enough power now to do what the American people want. GET! IT! DONE! NOW! </p>
<p>If congress does not abolish the individual mandate. And establish a government-run public option CHOICE! before the end of 2011. EVERY! member of congress up for reelection in 2012 will face strong progressive pro public option, and anti-individual mandate replacement candidates.</p>
<p>Strong progressive pro &#8220;PUBLIC OPTION&#8221; CHOICE! and anti-individual mandate volunteer candidates should begin now. And start the process of replacing any and all members of congress that obstruct, or fail to add a government-run robust PUBLIC OPTION CHOICE! before the end of 2011.</p>
<p>We need two or three very strong progressive volunteer candidates for every member of congress that will be up for reelection in 2012. You should be fully prepared to politically EVISCERATE EVERY INCUMBENT that fails or obstructs &#8220;THE PUBLIC OPTION&#8221;. And you should be willing to step aside and support the strongest pro &#8220;PUBLIC OPTION&#8221; candidate if the need arises.</p>
<p>ASSUME CONGRESS WILL FAIL and SELLOUT again. So start preparing now to CUT THEIR POLITICAL THROATS. You can always step aside if they succeed. But only if they succeed. We didn&#8217;t have much time to prepare before these past midterm elections. So the American people had to use a political shotgun approach. But by 2012 you will have a scalpel.</p>
<p>Congress could have passed a robust government-run public option during it&#8217;s lame duck session. They knew what the American people wanted. They already had several bills on record. And the house had already passed a public option. Departing members could have left with a truly great accomplishment. And the rest of you could have solidified your job before the 2012 elections.</p>
<p>President Obama, you promised the American people a strong public option available to everyone. And the American people overwhelmingly supported you for it. Maybe it just wasn&#8217;t possible before. But it is now.</p>
<p>Knock heads. Threaten people. Or do whatever you have to. We will support you. But get us that robust public option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one before the end of 2011. Or We The People Of The United States will make the past midterm election look like a cake walk in 2012. And it will include you.</p>
<p>We still have a healthcare crisis in America. With hundreds of thousands dieing needlessly every year in America. And a for profit medical industrial complex that threatens the security and health of the entire world. They have already attacked the world with H1N1 killing thousands, and injuring millions. And more attacks are planned for profit, and to feed their greed.</p>
<p>Spread the word people.</p>
<p>Progressives, prepare the American peoples scalpels. It&#8217;s time to remove some politically diseased tissues.</p>
<p>God Bless You my fellow human beings. I&#8217;m proud to be one of you. You did good.</p>
<p>See you on the battle field.</p>
<p>Sincerely</p>
<p>jacksmith – WorkingClass <img src='http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Comment on Testing Comments Post by Hiram Wurf</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=2021&#038;cpage=1#comment-33361</link>
		<dc:creator>Hiram Wurf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes they do!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes they do!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Testing Comments Post by Hiram Wurf</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=2021&#038;cpage=1#comment-33360</link>
		<dc:creator>Hiram Wurf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Testing comments - do they work?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Testing comments &#8211; do they work?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Sen Durbin, Illinois Congressional Delegation Seek To Revive IL Rail Car Manufacturing by Bill Baar</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=1906&#038;cpage=1#comment-8257</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill Baar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 11:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all this money on rail and high speed, I wish we could just get Metra extended out to Dekalb so the kids don&#039;t have to ride their bikes to Elburn to catch a train to the city.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For all this money on rail and high speed, I wish we could just get Metra extended out to Dekalb so the kids don&#8217;t have to ride their bikes to Elburn to catch a train to the city.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Savage, Wendorf, Svoboda And Kim For COD Trustees by Robert Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=1900&#038;cpage=1#comment-8256</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GOOD!

Glad to see you took my advice. Now time for the leadership to practice what they preach!

Robert Jones]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GOOD!</p>
<p>Glad to see you took my advice. Now time for the leadership to practice what they preach!</p>
<p>Robert Jones</p>
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		<title>Comment on Open Letter To President Obama Regarding Wasteful Military Spending by Robert  Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=1889&#038;cpage=1#comment-8254</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert  Jones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cutting back on defense is not only silly but dangerous. As we know, Iran is in the process of building a atomic power plant for &quot;energy.&quot; Come on! We know what this is for?

 If we look back at history, Hilter was in the process of the same at the end of W.W.II and even had V2  rockets and jet planes. Was he using these for &quot;energy?&#039; No, for world power of Europe and the United States!

Iran want to not only rid the world of the Israelites but the United States as well. Terrorism don&#039;t stay in one place. If we leave, these people ( the terrorists) will move in like a cancer. We have to be ready and address this now!

Robert Jones
Concerned Citizen]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cutting back on defense is not only silly but dangerous. As we know, Iran is in the process of building a atomic power plant for &#8220;energy.&#8221; Come on! We know what this is for?</p>
<p> If we look back at history, Hilter was in the process of the same at the end of W.W.II and even had V2  rockets and jet planes. Was he using these for &#8220;energy?&#8217; No, for world power of Europe and the United States!</p>
<p>Iran want to not only rid the world of the Israelites but the United States as well. Terrorism don&#8217;t stay in one place. If we leave, these people ( the terrorists) will move in like a cancer. We have to be ready and address this now!</p>
<p>Robert Jones<br />
Concerned Citizen</p>
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		<title>Comment on Mayors Of America Take Note by Rob_N</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=1894&#038;cpage=1#comment-8255</link>
		<dc:creator>Rob_N</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 7th is only a few weeks away, Mayoral candidates...

We demand to see your Golden State Family Road Trip Strategies!

LOL. Love it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>April 7th is only a few weeks away, Mayoral candidates&#8230;</p>
<p>We demand to see your Golden State Family Road Trip Strategies!</p>
<p>LOL. Love it.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Open Letter To President Obama Regarding Wasteful Military Spending by Carl Nyberg</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=1889&#038;cpage=1#comment-8253</link>
		<dc:creator>Carl Nyberg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But seriously...

The military budget could be cut by a whole bunch.

The anti-ballistic missile weapons programs are bad policy and could be cut. The nuclear weapons arsenal could be cut. The United States would have sufficient deterrence with three ballistic missile subs on each coast.

Various high-tech fighter aircraft are superfluous.

The attack submarine force is too large for the threat.

New weapons development could be slowed or scrapped.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But seriously&#8230;</p>
<p>The military budget could be cut by a whole bunch.</p>
<p>The anti-ballistic missile weapons programs are bad policy and could be cut. The nuclear weapons arsenal could be cut. The United States would have sufficient deterrence with three ballistic missile subs on each coast.</p>
<p>Various high-tech fighter aircraft are superfluous.</p>
<p>The attack submarine force is too large for the threat.</p>
<p>New weapons development could be slowed or scrapped.</p>
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		<title>Comment on What The Stimulus Says About Us&#8230;. by Robert Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=1883&#038;cpage=1#comment-8246</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Jones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear readers-

TAX AND SPEND, TAX AND SPEND! All Obama wants and creeping Socialism!

Robert Jones]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear readers-</p>
<p>TAX AND SPEND, TAX AND SPEND! All Obama wants and creeping Socialism!</p>
<p>Robert Jones</p>
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		<title>Comment on Stimulus &#8211; Congressman Roskam Can&#8217;t Count To Four by markg8</title>
		<link>http://www.archpundit.com/wurfwhile/?p=1888&#038;cpage=1#comment-8252</link>
		<dc:creator>markg8</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lying about legislation they don&#039;t like and their own actions is a pattern for both Biggert and Roskam.

On one of her teletown conference calls last week Biggert claimed she voted against the second bailout bill last fall (lie) and that she tried to get more regulation of banks in that bill (another lie).

She alluded to bank regulation when a caller complained about CEO bonuses. What she actually tried to do was force the FBI to go after homeowners in foreclosure for being conned into bad loans.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lying about legislation they don&#8217;t like and their own actions is a pattern for both Biggert and Roskam.</p>
<p>On one of her teletown conference calls last week Biggert claimed she voted against the second bailout bill last fall (lie) and that she tried to get more regulation of banks in that bill (another lie).</p>
<p>She alluded to bank regulation when a caller complained about CEO bonuses. What she actually tried to do was force the FBI to go after homeowners in foreclosure for being conned into bad loans.</p>
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