THE TEA PARTY & THE CIRCUS - Final Healthcare Reform Protest
9:52 March 18, 2010
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On March 16, 2010, Tea Partiers from around the country gathered (in disappointing numbers) in front of the Capitol building for their final protest against health care reform. Also in town, appropriately, was Barnum & Bailey's actual circus. The protestors voiced their usual conspiratorial concerns about healthcare reform: that it was a government takeover and more government, of course, equals less freedom; that it would euthanize seniors too expensive to treat; and that the bill would sink the nation into irrecoverable debt, despite its actually reducing the deficit by more than $100-billion over the next ten years. Averse to facts, no one interviewed was able to cite evidence for their false beliefs about the reform proposal, and instead suggested we seek the "truth" from Glenn Beck and Fox News.
THE PROPOSAL
The healthcare reform proposal being advanced in congress, while imperfect, would bring long overdue changes to a broken system. Far from being rushed, the proposals that make up this reform have been debated for years, and this congress has been working on a bill for many months. It's time for an up or down vote on reform.
The proposal will expand healthcare access to over 30-million uninsured Americans, make healthcare more affordable for everyone, hold insurance companies more accountable, end discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions, and help stabilize our budget and economy by reducing the deficit by over $100-billion in the next ten years.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting/proposal
This NEW LEFT MEDIA film was produced and edited by Chase Whiteside (interviewer) and Erick Stoll (camera operator) with additional camera work from Zac Sleeth.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
You can make a difference in the health care debate without leaving your bedroom. So stop typing that narcissistic Facebook status, pause your Mafia Wars game, and actually do something in reality to advance the cause you support by calling your representative. This is so easy. Many people are timid about making phone calls, but a phone call to your representative now could save you a series of phone calls to an uncooperative insurance company in the future. Too lazy to look up your representative's number? This website makes it even easier--it will find the number, call it for you, and then call your cell phone to connect you. Tell your representative's office that you support comprehensive health care reform, and urge them to support the public option.
Your Representative needs to hear from you NOW - call them now and tell them to vote YES!
http://tools.advomatic.com/8/housevote2
REFORM IS A "GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER":
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12krugman.html
DEATH PANELS AND RATIONING:
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/08/11/denial_of_care
HEALTHCARE REFORM AND THE CONSTITUTION:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/denise-dennis/to-promote-the-general-we_b_253593.html
WHY TORT REFORM ISN'T A REAL SOLUTION:
http://washingtonindependent.com/55535/tort-reform-unlikely-to-cut-health-care-costs
WHERE THESE LIES COME FROM:
Glenn Beck, Fox News, etc.
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