Perspective: 60 deaths per day...

[kirby]

Using the 2006 figures of 22,000 deaths due to lack of insurance, that is 60 per day.

Every day that passes that we don't have Health Reform with access for all, 60 more people die. Congress's August recess? Another 1800 dead.

The politicians, especially the Republicans, love to talk about how every life is precious. What about the 60 per day that are dying?

How does this point of morals and values get into the debate?

Source:
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411588_uninsured_dying.pdf

[phantom power]

1. And that figure is rising sharply, as people lose their jobs.

The 2009 figures will be a lot higher, when they finally run the statistics.

[Cleita]

2. Every Congress critter should be charged with those deaths as murders

every day that they drag their feet on changing the system to the real solution, which is single payer.

[kirby]

3. Not a single Recommendation...Wow. n/t

[RedCloud]

4. I heard one congressman say it was 18,000 deaths per year and

1,000,000 more bankrupt. I can see the banks licking their chops.

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. K&R