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The Whole Foods Boycott & Hypocracy of John Mackey
Source: CounterPunch.org

It's likely many of Whold Food's customers take at face value the company's identity as a leader in "socially responsible" business.

Communist Party USA Supports Obamacare

Can the overturning of our nation's healthcare system, also known as "Obamacare" be good for the country if it's fervently backed by the Communist Party?

Canadian Health Care "Imploding" - John Stossel's Take
Source: ABC News Blogs

The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association, Dr. Anne Doig, has some choice words to say about her country's healthcare system.

Living & Damn near Dying with Socialized Medicine
Source: personalliberty.com

"The reality is that from Canada to Cuba socialized health care's record is appalling. It's impossible to tally how many patients die…" Smart Money, July 16, 2007 You can ask me about universal health care. I've lived it. I've almost died it.

The Republican Alternatives to Socialized Medicine

Contrary to popular belief, the Republicans, sometimes referred to as the "party of no" for their opposition to President Obama's socialist policies, actually are not against health care reform. They are for it.

Hope, caught up in a sea of obstruction
Source: The Boston Globe

HERE'S THE situation: President Obama maneuvered a stimulus package through Congress that, after being reduced to attract additional senators, has proven insufficient to stimulate the economy.

American Dental Association Continues to Suppress Competition | The News is NowPublic.com
Source: The News is NowPublic.com

The American Dental Association whines about being left out of the Healthcare Reform process but they've been fighting and making things difficult for Dental Hygienists, Denturists and Dental Health Aide Therapists, even to the point of having Denturists prosecuted for providing  …

My daughter's tragedy: U.S. health care in a nutshell.
Source: Daily Kos

Like millions of Americans, my daughter's boyfriend lost his job this year. His unemployment was a direct result of the banksters' rape of the economy, which is a whole 'nuther story. And of course, with his job went his health insurance.

Obama Plan a Band-Aid on Our Healthcare System, Not Real Reform

A widespread misconception about how our insurance dollar is divvied up has led to the misguided Obama attempt at yet another healthcare "reform".

American Dental Association Continues to Suppress Competition
Source: myself

The American Dental Association whines about being left out of the Healthcare Reform process but they've been fighting and making things difficult for Dental Hygienist, Denturist and Dental Health Aide Therapist, to the point of having Denturist prosecuted for providing affordab …

U.S. health care lies about Canada
Source: National Post

An American who has lived in Canada for 35 years blogs about the success of the national health care system -- refuting negative blasts from a US lobbying group.

Fox News: "National Healthcare: Breeding Ground For Terror?"
Source: pbh2.blogspot.com

A state run health care enterprise is bureaucratic, and I think the terrorists have shown over and over again, whether it's dealing with INS or whether it's dealing with airport security, they're very good at gaming the system with bureaucracies.

Americans! Don't copy the British healthcare system! :: Daniel Hannan
Source: Telegraph

Britain is the Western state where you'd least want to have cancer or a stroke or heart disease. Ours is now a country where thousands of people are killed in hospitals for reasons unrelated to their original condition. If this is our "greatest creation", Heaven help us.

Socialized Healthcare Starts This Week
Source: resistnet.com

That's because the Obama spending plan is packed with an unprecedented takeover of our healthcare system. It's the master plan of the Obama/Clinton team who have been waiting for this moment for years.

National Healthcare a Done Deal? Reform Could Crater
Source: The Washington Times

A Michael Cannon editorial column about his views on why a new attempt to pass a national health care plan might still fail, even with Dems in charge of White House and Congress, and support from business, labor and insurance. Any changeover could disrupt healthcare for millions.

Ted Kennedy Says That He Will Introduce Senate Bill for Universal Health Care
Source: The Washington Post

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), making his second appearance on Capitol Hill since he began treatment for a malignant brain tumor in June, told reporters yesterday that he would advance a bill early next year calling for universal health care.

Why the Dems Will Target Big Pharma - The Daily Beast
Source: thedailybeast.com

When I entered the business world in the early '80s, I never would have predicted that Big Pharma would replace Big Tobacco as the emblem of corporate evil. Back then, drug makers were thought of as scientific boutiques with redeeming social value.

Map to better health care: centralize, organize
Source: Reuters

The Commonwealth Fund laid out a health care road map for U.S.

Cafferty: 1.8 million Veterans Without Healthcare Is A National Embarssment
Source: Raw Story

CNN's Jack Cafferty says it's a "national embarrassment" that US military veterans are among the 47 million Americans that do not have health insurance.

I won't let Daddy die: Girl of six raises £4,000 for life-saving drugs the NHS won't provide | the Daily Mail
Source: the Mail online

The little girl made posters bearing the words, "Please help me to save my daddy" and plastered them all over her home town of Darlington. Her mother Tina, 48, said: "We are so proud of Chantelle. She worships her dad and can't bear the thought of losing him.

Despite National Healthcare -Record numbers go abroad for treatment
Source: Telegraph

Thousands of "health tourists" are going as far as India, Malaysia and South Africa for major operations – such is their despair over the quality of health services.

"One Nation, Uninsured" analyzes a century of failure to enact a national health plan in spite of public support [book review]

Jill Quadagno's book One Nation, Uninsured offers a host of surprises as she documents the century of socio-political and medical battles over the lives of millions of Americans.

"The Best Health Care Money Can Buy" Lands The USA #42 In World Life Expectancies
Source: Guardian Unlimited

A combination of expensive health insurance and an ever-increasing rate of obesity appear to be behind a startling fall by the US in the world rankings of life expectancy.

Socialized Healthcare Is Not Cheaper Than Free Market Healthcare
Source: LewRockwell.com

Over the past few months, we have been treated to a slew of promises regarding healthcare reform that make this grade school lesson more important than ever.

Do we want socialized medicine?::By Walter E. Williams
Source: Town Hall

There's a cure for our health care problems. That cure is not to demand more government but less government. I challenge anyone to identify a problem with health care in America that is not caused or aggravated by federal, state and local governments.

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