Over on our partner group blog, UNHC-Skagit, an article was posted that really drives home what many of us have been saying and working towards for quite some time now. Please take a moment to read this and share it with all your friends. We all have in some small (or big) way the ability [...]
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AFL-CIO Lap Dogs
Posted in health care, politics, tagged afl-cio, healthcare on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
AFL-CIO Diluted
Posted in Workers Rights, politics on July 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Alas, the AFL-CIO has caved-in (again). The AFL-CIO , True Majority, and a surrogate “K” Street oganization called “Health Care For America NOW!” are all pimping a newly-unveiled, inadequate health care ”plan”. They are calling it “Health Care For America NOW” Below is a letter I sent to True Majority, with copies to Health Care For America [...]
The Solution to the U.S. Health Care Crisis
Posted in HR 676, health care, politics on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Health care has now become a major part of our national expenditures. The premium for an individual now averages more than $4,000 per year, while a good family policy averages more than $10,000 per year, comparable to the minimum wage and nearly one-fourth of the median family income. As a consequence, though the US spends [...]
Nation’s Mayors’ Take Stand
Posted in HR 676, politics, tagged politics on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S. Conference of Mayors held their annual convention this month. A national organization representing cities of more than 30,000. A resolution
