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Further reading for -- Get Obama Nominated -- via health care issue

By Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate - Oct 17th, 2007 at 9:52 am EDT

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9-20-07 Iowa - Democratic Debate

Iowa Public Radio: reported on the debate including "... a direct challenge from several retirees who demanded single-payer health care, fully funded by the government. (Every candidate present) said “no” to single-payer.” (Obama was not present due to a schedule conflict. Kucinich was not invited.)

4-03-07 New Hampshire - Obama Community Meeting on health care:

The Associated Press wrote "... his audience ... was almost single-mindedly focused on a single-payer system."
After the meeting he made it clear to a local reporter that he requires citizens to act. " ... I have to insist on the voters rallying for this change,” Obama said following the two-and-a-half-hour meeting with local residents. “When I take office, I have to feel I have a mandate for change."
See the thorough set of meeting excerpts and link to the video at the www.99oh9.org web site.

The Need for Letters

Barack Obama knows that there is a definite need for letters from the people in order for the will of the people to be supported by the U.S. Congress. See the Single-Payer Support Monitor's Current Chart of U.S. Congress' Support.
- The chart shows the low support of the U.S. Congress, even though the U.S. Congress initiated major activities to get citizen input on health care. The result of those Congress-sponsored activities was input from Americans that we have overwhelming support for single-payer.

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Facts regarding HILLARY CLINTON

Although I don't have a reference for this one, my wife and I will never forget what Senator Clinton said in a speech in late 2006. What she said went something like this: "If there's anything that I learned from 1993-1994 about health care policy, it's this: the health insurance companies must be included." Sorry, Hillary, that is the wrong answer to our health care financing problems! Better yet, see Julia's additional FACT about Hillary Clinton below! It's even better information!

Facts regarding IOWA

Remember this, people of Iowa! In late 2005 the Des Moines Register developed and published one of the most extensive health care policy reviews and debates ever conducted by a newspaper staff. As part of this series, the Des Moines Register Editorial Board provided their conclusion: single-payer. They used the words "a universal, publicly financed program", which is what single-payer is. They also referred to Medicare, which is single-payer. Single-payer is operated in a non-profit manner, which allows the most money to go to health care instead of administration.

Facts regarding NEW HAMPSHIRE

Remember this, people of New Hampshire! An excellent set of supportive statements by citizens about single-payer occurred in New Hampshire on 4-3-2007. The participants did an outstanding job of urging Barack Obama to support single-payer. Go to the meeting excerpts to see the details and see the meeting on video.

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