9 Arrested at Sit-in at Wellpoint Protesting Its Lobby Efforts

10/28/2009 (New York City) Today nine people were arrested outside of the corporate headquarters of Wellpoint, the largest provider of private health insurance to individuals in the country to protest their inordinate influence on the healthcare reform process. This is a part of a third wave of civil disobedience actions demanding Single-Payer Healthcare.Todays action was one of eleven taking place today. Eight more actions are expected to take place this week.

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News & Politics

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• Civil Disobedience
• Wellpoint
• New York City
• arrests
• health care reform
• ACT UP/NY
• HR 676
• Medicare for All
• Senator Max Baucus
• lobby

[kfritz100]

if your not angry and/or disturbed,your not paying attention.

[tomdorosz]

Guess rodbuzz lives in a cave. Many people don't find 1% of people having 95% of the money in the United States wrong. It's not that hard if you have no believes and greed drives you but still shocking. Hope you can spend all those dollars in HELL.

[rodbuzz]

Great reply. Like I said, in 1984, the masses loved Big Brother. If they didn't, they were threatened with having their faces eaten by rats. In 2010, Big Brother just has to offer healthcare. I guess FU is all you could come up with. When the government is in charge of your health, where's your individual liberty? They can tell you how much you can weigh, what to eat, what behavior is too risky, etc.. I guess that would make life easier for you, but I'll choose freedom. U R an idiot.

[hateyerstate38]

@rodbuzz Fuck you.

[kfritz100]

healthcare is a right,do you really believe that someone has more of a right to the basic necessities of life because of how well they did in school at such & such an age? perhaps you want the goverment out of the fire dept.,police,roads/highways,bu­ilding safety,the military,do you think privatizing these things would be better than the gov't running them? why would you rather put your life in the hands of people who only can make a profit by not treating your illness,thats what we've got now.

[jayezzo]

you go guys

[gamepro94z]

Thank you protesters. You are our heroes. Thank you again.

[rodbuzz]

I'm paying attention. I'm disturbed by people who want to put healthcare in the hands of government. I am not disturbed by any income percentages. I don't make much, but I was on equal grounds with my classmates in public school. They spent all day in school, while I screwed around. They make more now. Should I wonder why? Should I be angry they put more in to their school work? I know your emotions won't let you understand, so save your replies to me. In 1984, the masses loved Big Brother

[010366448]

i agree with kfritz. this nation's private health care effing sickens me. they are right: people. not profit.

but that's what america is now, isn't it?

PROFIT is the driving force when FREEDOM and EQUALITY used to reign.

[rodbuzz]

What angry people. Very disturbed.