Please dont attack me- I want to give you a heads up - This is important stuff I don't fully underst

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21. Please read the following- I didnt say she hated it-Between 1995 and 1998 is a grey area

In terms of our FTA commitments. In 1998 a "standstill" clearly effecting provision of health insurance went into effect.

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/28/us/expanding-children-s-health-care.html?pagewanted=all (this is basically what I remember about SCHIP)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/inaug/issues/kidinsur.htm


These are the relevant segments of the Congressional Record-

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-05-21/pdf/CREC-1997-05-21-pt1-PgS4782.pdf#page=10

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-07-31/pdf/CREC-1997-07-31-pt1-PgS8386-2.pdf#page=9

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between 1995 and 1998 its likely that the language of the GATS could be interpreted as to prohibit SCHIP based on its idea that countries are not supposed to enact any law that contradicted the free trade ideology of GATS which basically frames public healthcare, education, etc, as a theft from the business sector. That ideology is stll there and its being strengthened in three pending deals right now, so if you don't agree with money being put on top of people's lives - forever- because they last forever- they never expire- this is the time to speak up.

Look at what happened to South Africa.

Look at what happened to the Slovak Republic.

Please don't just turn off your mind, this is really important to all of our futures.