1. When Barrack Obama was elected to the presidency of
the United States, many of us felt a sense of hope we
hadn't experienced in decades. We were convinced that
a new era of transparency was unfolding, and that
America would finally resolve its most important
social, economic, and political disparities.
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2. We sensed a turning point in American history, a social
transformation of major proportions. We imagined the
rebirthing of the principles of the Declaration of
Independence and the Bill of Rights. At the very least
America had already taken a giant stride forward by
electing its first ever African-American president!
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3. While this "high on America" feeling swept across the
land, a highly sophisticated narcissistic and evil counter
movement to sustain the status quo was also gaining
momentum. A small and powerful segment of the
wealthy elite who run the business and politics of
America for their own personal gain had no intentions
of allowing "the change we need" to take root and upset
their economic and political control.
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4. It wasn't "the change they needed!" When Barak
Obama took his oath of office, the massive financial
power of these massive giants was fully capable of
purchasing and controlling the US Congress, and only
Congress would determine what health care reform
would mean. Since that time, nothing has changed this
frightening scenario. Nothing!
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5. Make no mistake, what is happening in health care
reform is not at all different from what is happening in
the reform of any other sector of our society -- be it
business, law, religion, politics, science, or sports. The
fact is that despite our hopes and great expectations, up
until now "the change we need" remains far more a
dream rather than reality. Fortunately, at last, many
Americans are awakening to this reality and are
outraged. However, outrage alone is insufficient to
create the change we need.
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6. Being a veteran physician with several decades of
experience has given me an insider's perspective on why
and how medicine has lost so much of its heart and soul and
become a coveted business enterprise that is far more about
return on investment than service. Yet I continue to have
faith that the "change we need" is possible. We have the
tools and power to make it happen today, but we haven't
stepped up to the plate and used them. We've been in such a
deep trance that we've failed to appreciate that we have
always been in position to change how America operates in
every way at the deepest level. We have been living under a
spell cast by corporate America and those wealthy elite who
control it.
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7. The Affordable Care Act was little more than a token
for health care reform. It did little beyond rearranging
the chairs on the deck of a sinking Titanic. President
Obama failed to educate and rally the public, and
especially his political base, and few people in
Congress understood the full implications of the
long, convoluted, and poorly understood Affordable
Care Act. Don't think this was done by accident. It was
deliberate.
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8. Even worse, too many legislators focused primarily on
how much money and power they could get in return
for selling their vote. Big Pharmacy, big hospital
chains, and the insurance industry did stellar work in
investing their money and promoting their narrow, self-
serving "solutions" in the US Congress and even the
White House. Their return on their minor investment
promised to be exceptional. And relatively speaking,
the money they spent on lobbying and campaign
contributions was merely their pocket change. What a
cheap way to buy Congress and guarantee the status
quo.
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9. Big Pharmacy and the insurance industry invested in an
excess of $500 million in "donations" to Congress
people in 2009 that are nothing less than outright
bribes. Let's do the math. There are 435 members of the
House and 100 members of the senate.
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10. That comes to 535 people divided by $500 million
dollars. Hmmm, that's nearly a cool $1 million per
Congressperson! It is impossible to follow the dotted
lines and come to any conclusion other than Congress
has an allegiance to preserving and enhancing the status
quo for Big Pharmacy, the insurance industry, and the
very wealthy who control them and many other highly
profitable industries. The value of a political soul in
2009 had a price tag of less than $1 million per
Congressperson. What a steal when one considers that
a total health care budget of $2.3 trillion was at stake!
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