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SINGLE PAYER-TAKEOVER of the MoveOn.org Photo Petition

MoveOn.org is hosting a photo petition where they want you to use their materials.... more

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SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE: How to Honor Ted Kennedy

Honor Ted Kennedy. Pass Real Health Reform

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Why don't Catholic bishops care about healthcare?

Catholic leaders lobby against abortion and euthanasia, but where's their... more

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Dennis Kucinich on MSNBC talking about White House drop of Public Option

Dennis Kucinich on the Ed Shultz show August 19th Hells yes.

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Is This Reform?

Fake reform is easy to spot this time around. Will we reject it?

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Dennis Kucinich: "The 'Public Option' is Dead"

HEALTH CARE WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE The masquerade is over! The "public... more

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No Health Care? Tough. This is America. Die.

Death to Americans? Are health insurance companies the new terrorists? Here's a... more

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A Great Debate: Healthcare

Seth Derek Aronson & Cletus R. Pennebaker debate healthcare reform. Moderated by... more

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Racist Mob Mental Tampa Protesters

Mobsters continually chanted bumper sticker slogans like "Forty million... more

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Beyond Sicko: What you really need to know about US health-care reform, Part 4

Are you wondering what the mainstream media is hiding about US health-care reform?... more

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Beyond Sicko: What you really need to know about US health-care reform, Part 3

Are you wondering what the mainstream media is hiding about US health-care reform?... more

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Beyond Sicko: What you really need to know about US health-care reform, Part 2

Are you wondering what the mainstream media is hiding about US health-care reform?... more

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Beyond Sicko: What you really need to know about US health-care reform, Part 1

Did you know that the US healthcare system was ranked #37 internationally? And we... more

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Obama Lies About His Health Care Plan Saying It Will Not Eliminate Private Insurance

Obama in his own words admitting his Health Care Plan will ELIMINATE private insurance... more

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Canada Says U.S. Misrepresents their Health Care System

Canada has a single payer system and it works, as you may know if you've either... more

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Obama's Former Doctor Makes the Case for Single Payer

Dr. David Shiner was Obama's doctor from 1987 until he entered the White House.... more

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What is Single Payer

A video description of single payer health care.

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Obama's Health Care Plan Explained

On Wednesday July 22, 2009 President Obama held a press conference to explain his proposed health care plan and what was being considered in Congress. This film was shot at a Pasadena, California rally during and immediately after that conference.

President Obama stated that without a single payer system it is impossible to insure 100% of all Americans. He implied that a public option plan would be acceptable and that something along that line was in the works in Congress. He also stated that Republicans are putting out misinformation about health care and these proposed plans.

Republicans are doing everything they can to delay and ultimately block health care reform. They have succeeded in putting off a Senate vote until after an August summer recess. Their tactic is to use this time to wage a campaign to garner support to block health care reform. We can expect to see a lot of misinformation and arguments in the media and on the internet pushing their case.

President Obama stated in the conference that America cannot afford to do nothing. There must be some kind of meaningful health care reform in order to get the deficit and the economy under control and out from under the runaway costs of health care and the monopolistic control that the health care industry has on the country.

The proposed plan will reduce costs and the deficit, and will not increase spending as his opponents sometimes argue. He stated he will not sign a bill that does not reduce health care costs and that does not reduce costs to the American people, meaning the average middle class citizen. He stated that the present bill has a provision to tax people who make over one million dollars to help pay for health care.

It is no secret that numerous Republicans and "blue dog" Democrats oppose health care reform. It has been reported that many of them receive campaign contributions from the health care industry, which is effectively a payoff to block reform. Obviously these Congressmen and/or their campaign contributors fall into the over one million dollar income category and stand to be taxed under the proposed reform bill. So it is in their personal interest to block this. The health care industry opposes reform because they will have to become competitive under a public option plan that allows people to choose between insurance companies and a government plan, an option that members of Congress enjoy for their families.

The President also stated the following:

"Now, there have been reports just over the last couple of days of insurance companies making record profits -- right now. At a time when everybody is getting hammered, they're making record profits, and premiums are going up. What's the constraint on that? How can you ensure that those costs aren't being passed on to employers or passed on to employees, the American people, ordinary middle-class families, in a way that over time is going to make them broke? Well, part of the way is to make sure that there's some competition out there. So that's the idea."

The full White House conference video and text is available here:
Text: http://tinyurl.com/mujehv
Video: http://tinyurl.com/nqxnkp

Keep posted on our projects and videos: Sign up at http://outinthestreet.ning.com.On Wednesday July 22, 2009 President Obama held a press conference to explain his... more

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Health reform: dead or alive?

Ford: By excluding single payer plan, Obama allowed the right to dominate the reform... more

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Gang of Sickos: Six US Senators Sell Out Constituents for $11 Million from Health Industry

Ben Nelson (D-NE), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Ron Wyden (D-OR); Joe Lieberman (I-CO),... more

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