Democracy for Sale
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that corporations, which are considered persons under the law, have full first-amendment rights and therefore cannot be restricted in financing political ads. Thank you Supreme Court Activist Judges for standing up for the disenfranchised corporation, long oppressed by the individual person.
The court has touted the decision as a victory for Freedom of Speech in a disgusting perversion of everything America stands for. The Court has removed even a hint of an attempt to insulate the political process from the
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I was just listening to this week’s This American Life– part one of a two part series on understanding the current debate over health care. I had an epiphany about insurance companies and the need for a public option. Intuitively, I was already aware of this, but the argument only just seemed to crystallize:
Insurance companies stand between health care providers and health care consumers. We (or our employers) pay an insurance company to pay our doctor’s bills. We allow them to retain a small amount of our premium as profit earned for serving their function— a function we must find
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