26 September 2007

Kucinich, the AARP, and health insurance

The American Association of Retired Persons had a debate of the Democratic candidates for president in Iowa last week. They didn't invite Dennis Kucinich. Oh, you may say, they didn't see any point in inviting somebody who has less than 3% in the polls in Iowa and whom everybody knows doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting the Democratic nomination. Shrug.

Did you know that Kucinich's platform calls for single-payer, no premiums, no co-pay, no deductibles, universal health insurance? Oh, and you'd get to choose your own doctor? The deatils are in House Resolution 676. Did you know that in polls the majority of Americans want this kind of health care coverage?

Did you know that through their strategic partnership with United Health Care and Aetna that the AARP will make a $4.4 billion profit over the next seven years from selling health insurance to senior citizens?

Are you outraged yet?

You can give Dennis Kucinich the money he needs to get his message out to America here.

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