Talking Point Reform

Citizens repeat the TV talking points about the health reform bill, such as the threat that our premiums will go up. Health insurance premiums have risen for decades, and now, many Americans don’t work for a company able to absorb the rising premiums. The increase is always passed onto the employee, so workers take home less in their paychecks. This is a sneaky transference of wealth into the pockets of health insurance executives. The CEO of Coventry Health Care makes eleven million dollars per year with his financial planning, tax preparation and auto expenses reimbursed by the company. People are angry over this health bill but they‘re not angry over CEOs whose million dollar perks they support.

And how ‘bout that death panel’ taking point, now that gained a lot of traction. The NewsHour reported that an American soldier in Afghanistan said, the US Army is fighting with one hand tied behind its back! The report went on to say that if the Americans are taking fire from inside a house our soldiers cannot fire back. We’re not outraged over our soldiers’ ‘death panel‘, but we are over fabricated, spin-city death panels.

Speaking of war, where is the anger over a war that was “crammed” down our throats? That lie will cost us trillions, but that’s not a TV talking point so those trillions don’t count. Besides, that‘s other people‘s kids “over there” so we’re not up in arms over that.

The TV has convinced us that Health Care Reform will bankrupt the country and leave debt to future generations. How much anger is out there over the 13 trillion the US Treasury and Federal Reserve have given to the banks? How much debt will that leave to future generations? But because the media is controlled by the corporations, these trillions spent don’t have the country up in arms because it‘s not publicized. Thirteen trillion would pay for this health bill 13 times, but it won’t because the banks have all that money.

The real “health care crisis” that isn’t on TV, is that health insurance companies are monopolies, allowed to fix prices to the max and eliminate competition. Do any of these talking points address this outrageous corporate control? No!

Nothing will change until either the government breaks up these monopolies or more Americans are dying in the streets.