As I listen to the list of corporations getting on line for a bailout, I become more an more angered. Most people don’t even understand what got us into the trouble – and they are ready to blame the problem on the people who took out mortgages: NOT THE PEOPLE WHO MADE THE MONEY ON THEM!!
This “bailout” is NOT going to help the people who got mortgages. They don’t own their houses – probably most of them who are paying interest only for a house that is assessed for 40% more than it is worth don’t want to pay for it now (would you? NO – the BANK OWNS IT ANYWAY!!) The banks made their money on closing costs – the banks are going to make more money on these people when they go bankrupt as well!
The bailout is still about helping the CEOs and corporate thieves who are planning on handing out big bonuses to their company executives – laughing all the way to their offshore accounts on which THEY pay no tax!
The essential message that is missing in each one of these bailout programs is the same: They are still focusing on TRICKLE DOWN economics. Have the government and Americans learned nothing in how we got into this trouble since Reagan?? Money doesn’t trickle down – it grows up from the bottom!
People can’t pay for their mortgages because of HEALTH CARE COSTS which have doubled and tripled – and are causing people to go into tremendous debt!! We are the ONLY non-third world country without UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE for all its citizens! Between insurance, co-pays, deductibles, drugs, etc… we’re ALL going broke! Think about how much more money you’d have to spend if it didn’t have to be spent on health care! Where would you be spending an extra $500 + a month??
TRICKLE UP is the way to solve the problems and the simplest and best WIN-WIN solution is right in front of our eyes! It’s SINGLE Payer Universal health care!
The way to solve the current economic woes in the US across the US by instituting single payer health care – INSTEAD of bailing out companies. The way it would work is that instead of companies paying for health care for their employees, the FED pays for everything instead. (You get to chose your health care professionals – they make no decisions about that – only paying the bills). All dental and vision and medication should also be paid by the FED as well.
Then, the payments that companies are sending to “Health insurance” companies should be sent directly to employees. All past debts to hospitals, doctors, dentists, and pharmacies will be paid by the federal government. Then EVERYONE in this country has extra money in their pocket – to SPEND IMMEDIATELY, and MONTHLY. Of course, the majority of people will SPEND it locally – and thus the TRICKLE UP EFFECT will be immediate and all through the country. People can start buying food, clothing, cars, houses, etc… This is a magic bullet!
I believe this is the opportunity for every person and organization to make universal single payer NON-PROFIT health care law to start pushing this idea through the internet and to Congress. It makes SENSE and includes EVERYONE- not just the rich bankers and investors. This is the way to save our country.
I’m wondering what your thought are about this ad campaign? We can make this a grassroots effort – throughout the internet. I think we really have a chance to capture the hearts and minds of people with this approach right now while everyone is so excited with Obama becoming President