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MindMover

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8. Your statement does not sound crazy at all.....spot on...

Reply to Dragonfli (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 12:39 PM

Mar 2012

Unfortunately, policies are driven by profit rather than truth.

We really need to separate our politicians from the money they receive from those that profit and find a way to elect people to pay attention to what is true rather than what is profitable to their donors.

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All Parties Ignore the One Way to Reduce Health Care Costs: Single-Payer [View all] MindMover Mar 2012 OP

How can we be the Greatest nation on earth, if we can't/won't even take care of our own citizens? RC Mar 2012 #1

Because we are a nation of Ferengi......Profit above all else. yourout Mar 2012 #2

I like that....thanks for the post..... MindMover Mar 2012 #3

Thank you. RC Mar 2012 #7

Those tests save lives. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #4

I agree that testing must be done when questions arise from changes incurred ... MindMover Mar 2012 #5

One would think that because your statement is true someone in Gov't would get it. Dragonfli Mar 2012 #6

Your statement does not sound crazy at all.....spot on... MindMover Mar 2012 #8

Overturning ACA will put my daughter back on the public health care dole (SCHIP) Nancy Meyer Mar 2012 #9

Thank you for your post and I would suggest posting ... MindMover Mar 2012 #10

Welcome to DU, Nancy, and thanks for the info. cbayer Mar 2012 #11

WELCOME to the DU!!! Omaha Steve Apr 2012 #14

thank you MindMover, but I don't have enough posts to do that (I'm a new user) and I Nancy Meyer Mar 2012 #12

You only need 10 posts to start a new thread. cbayer Mar 2012 #13