With so few people dying because of H1N1 and the fact that it appears that most normal strains of flu are equally as lethal, and spread much quicker, why is this rather unimpressive virus still in the news?
Could it be an attempt to push socialized medicine? Perhaps.
“At top labs, scientists are optimistic they can make a vaccine that’s effective against the new virus. But in a country where one in seven people lack medical insurance, doctors worry that some individuals won’t get needed protection because of cost.”
Yes, the corporations are concerned that one in seven (if we accept that number as truth) people will miss out on a chance to give them money. Remember, so far this virus hasn’t moved quickly, nor is it very lethal.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., have introduced legislation to pay for temporary medical treatment for uninsured people during a public health emergency. It could be a natural disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane, a bioterror attack, or a medical emergency such as a flu pandemic. “We can’t afford to have barriers that keep people from getting care when an epidemic is sweeping the community,” Capps said. Separately, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has proposed to offer all individuals a free flu shot each year.
Strangely, with a budget busting at the seams, a down economy, and an unstable world, Congress seems to find new ways to spend money we do not have on projects the Constitution does not permit. A ‘free’ (as if no one pays for it) flu shot every year? Outstanding for the corporations. No need to advertise, no need to do anything but lobby government. Remember President (then candidate) Obama talking about how tired he was of lobbies and PACs? Good to see Congress feels this way.
The reason this is all being able to be done is because the world is fearing a rather plain virus as if it were a sweeping plague. Remember: “Rule one: Never allow a crisis to go to waste,” Mr. Emanuel said in an interview on Sunday. “They are opportunities to do big things.”
Obama’s ‘Spread the Wealth’ comment, and Emanuel’s comment show their plan…. they lay it before us to see, and we the people fall for it. They tell us we’re entitled to it, and so many Americans have no sense of self-worth, or understanding of cause and effect, so many Americans swallow it hook, line, and sinker and actually think they are indeed entitled to so many things. Wake up America, do something for yourselves… and keep doing it.
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