In Springfield, Mass., it was reported that “more than a dozen” people protested outside the local ABC affiliate. More than a dozen? Does that mean 13 people?
The more money a politician receives from health care lobbyists, the less likely he or she is to support a public option for health care. Shouldn’t be a shocker, but it makes clear there is a correlation between who a politician takes money from and how he or she votes.
If nothing else, we Americans are really good consumers. Unfortunately, we often buy stupid stuff we don’t need, and worse, we overpay for it. When it comes to health care, I hope for my children’s sake that we can figure out what’s the best product to buy.
The people sitting in the audience and asking questions at a health care town hall with President Obama certainly weren’t representative of any town in the U.S. Why? The president probably wanted it that way.
