Posts Tagged ‘Healthcare Reform’

Let This Sink In…

Posted: November 23, 2011 in Politics
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I continually hear about the correlation between “Economic Growth & National Security” but I’m not certain that most recognize the true correlation. Annual Preventable Chronic Condition Deaths Heart Disease: 616,067 Cancer: 562,875 Stroke: 135,952 Respiratory Diseases: 127,924 Diabetes: 71,382 Influenza & Pneumonia: 52,717 Consider this, there have been nearly 13 million deaths from largely preventable [...]

I have heard many opponents to healthcare reform argue that the government is inefficient and will only drive private insurance companies out of business.  To those people, I say this. Many private companies successfully compete on the same playing field as public services. Public libraries have not put Barnes and Noble or Borders out of [...]