Living in a bubble of wealth
August 15, 2009
“People will ask themselves; “How is it that Wendell Potter is just finding out about this now?”
Answer: traveling in a Cigna corporate jet having lunch on gold-rimmed plates – an experience Potter relates – keeps the experience of average Americans out of sight. It is the modern version of the ‘rich man and lazarus’ myth.
When it became more important to discredit Michael Moore than to provide health care, and Potter saw people lined up to receive health care in animal stalls, something snapped. “We have huge numbers of people who are just a layoff away from having no health insurance…”
NOTES:
- I used to think that every major industrialized country except us had some kind of universal health care. But it turns out China also lacks universal care. They’ll shut you down in the middle of an operation if they open you up and discover you need something more expensive and you can’t pay. “Can’t afford insulin? Tough. Go home and die.” You’d think Republicans would be wanting to move there.
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I saw a few groups that support health care reform were pissed at Potter. I thought that was odd since it takes majorly huge cajones to step up and do what he is doing. Not to mention he went on Moyers’ show, which he had to know would be tough. Regardless I give the dude some credit and I wish more people like him would speak up.