Didn't someone suggest funding healthcare by adding one penny (or dime, cent, whatever) to every insurance policy ? The buyer would barely notice & it'd raise a useful amount. > Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:49:46 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: need for Medicare for all > To: [log in to unmask] > > Sad, sad, sad. Now the greatest country in the world is about to pull the > rug out from under itself, all because our so called leadership won't put > the country first. Meanwhile, corporate profits soar. > > It's too bad the young man in this story didn't purchase long term care > insurance before he received his diagnosis. > > Kathleen > > On 28 July 2011 01:44, Rayilyn Brown <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > the young man in this article has ALS. Now we all know that life is not > > fair, but can’t the “greatest country in the world” do better? A cure would > > be great, but as long as there is so much opposition to medical research and > > science in this “exceptional” country its not going to happen. Fear of > > “socialism” has resulted in inadequate medical care for all. > > > > HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE ALS? > > > > > > http://www.opednews.com/articles/Living-with-ALS-Lou-Gehri-by-Joan-Brunwasser-110726-271.html > > > > > > Ray > > Rayilyn Brown > > Past Director AZNPF > > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > [log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn