Sunday, August 2, 2009

The Health Care 'Death' Conspiracy, The Birther Conspiracy & A Few Other Items for Sunday, August 2, 2009

Ahem....

We have a few things to say about the 'Nut Job' Conspiracy Theories being bandied about by some individuals of the Right Wing persuasion. No, we're not going to name names here. But we are going to talk about those individuals in Congress who have made responsible steps towards promoting your health and your healthcare - as opposed to some of the irresponsible, even subversive, comments being shouted out in public places.

Some of those shouting in public - creating a disturbance - should be chased by personnel in white uniforms with nets and bagged up in straightjackets ala Brazil. Some of them probably do hold this ridiculous kakatopian (sp.)...(the Wikipedia calls it dystopian...) view of the Democratic administration as being really real. Wow! Get the tranquilizer darts ready. (Speaking of kakatopia, we did a search for wiktionary.com and kakatopia and came up with the Bing! search engine...talk about kakatopia...). Yes, we know we misspelled kakatopian - that was deliberate.

As some more evidence of this public viewing of insanity, witness the Right Wing attacks on Health Care Reform. And the utter, insane nonsense that a government representative will visit you at your home to determine how you wish to die - that some of these folks have been framing that claim like they'll be bringing you a hypodermic full of some lethal agent or the mythical black capsule. It's almost crumbtopian. Like the great Robert Crumb depicted in one of his issues of Zap comix, a group of clowns will be visiting you with a cyanide pie when you reach a certain age! End of story! Yes, we know - putting this kind of fear and negative into the American public opinion is more than irresponsible. Its insane - or - or its subversion - or counterculture - or all of the above.

Yes, that's correct! We are freely associating the Right Wing with the revolutionary, pot-smoking, freewheeling, and free-sex counterculture wing of society that probably still exists in some form in our society. Was this free association some happy accident? Perhaps. We stumbled upon it when we came up with the term crumbtopian (being defined after this posting on The Anti-Zen Dictionary...). Look at the stark raving madness presented by the so-called Birther Movement. Again, we plead for the white-coated personnel with nets and straightjackets right out of Brazil to come and take these poor nuts back to the skull ranch. Some of these folks are either insane, radical, smoking illicit substances or all of the above.

In other words, some of your government representatives on the Right Wing must be stark raving mad. Are you going to vote for these people again? Seriously? Please, don't. If they get back in power, we may be confronted with something much worse - like another Iraq war or a dystopian government like the one in the film Brazil. (By the way, Mr. President, do we still have troops in Iraq? Thought so. Darn.).

If you really believe that some of those aforementioned representatives are spouting such subversion - you really must need healthcare reform - of a particular kind. And, you are promoting a distinctly counterculture viewpoint. One that is subversive to our way of life and our government. One that means to overthrow both of them.

If you support some of those folks in the Birther movement and those in belief that the government wants you tell them how to kill you, you are probably questioning our staff's sanity. We assure you that yes, we are sane.

And now the links. We also include a response from the Honorable Carl Levin regarding the Health Care reform measures in Congress. We hyperlinked some of those provisions as Mr. Levin (and staff?) did not provide those. But, we could not find a suitable link to H.R. 15 - we're still searching for that one...




Underground Comix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_comix

Counterculture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterculture

Subversion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion_(politics)

Right Wing Nut Job Birther Movement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_citizenship_conspiracy_theories

Living Will / Advance Health Care Directive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_health_care_directive

Terri Schiavo case (Wikilink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Schiavo

HR 3200 (Wikilink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HR_3200

HR 3200 (Library of Congress Link)

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:H.R.3200:

United States National Health Care Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Health_Care_Act

Medical tourism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_tourism

“Thank you for contacting me regarding health care reform. I appreciate hearing from you. I have long supported the goal of ensuring access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans.Health care reform is a top priority for the President and Congress. Nearly forty-seven million Americans live without health insurance, and many more live with intermittent or insufficient coverage. Rising health insurance premiums and unemployment have contributed to the continuous rise of these numbers. Congress has considered a number of approaches to this issue, including financial and other market-based incentives, expanding existing coverage options, and single-payer or national health insurance coverage. Both the House and Senate passed the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution (S.CON.RES.13), which includes language allowing Congress to consider health care reform later this year under expedited procedures. This expedited process, known as budget reconciliation, directs both the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to develop health care legislation that falls within certain budgetary guidelines no later than October 15, 2009. The Obama administration is currently working with Congress on comprehensive health care reform. In the meantime, several bills concerning reform already have been introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Healthy Americans Act (S.391) on February 5, 2009. This bill would terminate federal health benefits coverage, including the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan, Medicaid, and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and, in its place, provide every adult with the opportunity to purchase a Healthy Americans Private Insurance (HAPI) policy. Those not enrolled in another health plan, and who do not oppose coverage for religious reasons, would be faced with penalties (established in their home state) if they did not enroll themselves and their children in a HAPI plan. HAPI plans would have standardized coverage and state options, with guidelines for services to be developed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services with advice from a Healthy America Advisory Committee. Under this legislation, employers and individuals would share responsibility for the payment of HAPI plan premiums.Representative John Dingell (D-MI) introduced the National Health Insurance Act (H.R.15) on January 6, 2009. This bill would, among other things, establish a National Health Insurance Board to oversee health insurance regulation. H.R.15 would impose a value added tax (VAT) of 5% on each sale of property, performance of service, and importation of property in the United States in a commercial-type transaction. Exceptions would be made for food, housing, medical care, exports, interest, governmental entities, and certain tax-exempt organizations. The revenue raised by the VAT would be deposited in a newly-created National Health Care Trust Fund to pay for health care costs not covered by other means. In addition, Representative John Conyers (D-MI) introduced H.R.676 on January 26, 2009. This bill seeks to provide all individuals residing in the United States and its territories with free health care. H.R.676 would allow only public and nonprofit institutions to participate in the health care program and would prohibit for profit insurers from selling coverage that duplicates benefits provided through H.R.676. This program would be funded, in part, by increasing income tax on the top 5% of earners, establishing a tax on stock and bond transactions, and a progressive excise tax on self-employment and payroll income.According to public opinion polls, 90% of Americans believe fundamental changes in the health care system are necessary. I share the sentiment, and believe our nation has a moral obligation to ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care. I am hopeful both Democratic and Republican members of Congress will work together to develop a plan to address needed health care reform this year. Thank you again for contacting me.Sincerely,Carl Levin”

Healthy Americans Act (S.391) [Wikilink]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthy_Americans_Act

State Children's Health Insurance Program – SCHIP (Wikilink)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Children%27s_Health_Insurance_Program
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