DN! Dozens Arrested at Sit-In Protests at Health Insurance Companies

Dozens Arrested at Sit-In Protests at Health Insurance Companies

Dozens of people were arrested Thursday during nationwide sit-ins in front of the offices of health insurance companies. In New York, fourteen people were arrested during a sit-in at the offices of UnitedHealth Group. In Los Angeles, twelve people were arrested outside the offices of Blue Cross. Arrests also occurred in Portland, Oregon and Palm Beach, Florida. The actions were organized by Mobilization for Health Care for All. Protester Sarah Durand spoke in New York. Sarah Durand: Im here because I feel we need some counterweight to all the lobbyist monies coming from the insurance companies and other healthcare industries. This is a civil rights issue of our era, and as we saw before, civil disobedience was necessary in the past to achieve goals.

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[pig5689]

They should be arresting the greedy bank & insurance execs who stole every cent they could from innocent families, wiping them out along the way. There's no tolerance left for this wretched greed. I suggest they resign right now, liquidate their assets, quit shaving, grow their hair long, toss the $3,000 sutis & wear flannel shirts & jeans. Then move somewhere in the northern Yukon. Or they can hang around acting invulnerable & continue trying to steal. Eventually they'll be beaten senseless.

[classicallady]

Tks for this one too just.And why the heck were they arrested?

[justonefirefly1]

Hooray! When is the next one and where - I will be there!