Have you written your rep today on single payer....

[Flabbergasted]

I haven't written my congressman for a while. Yes I know I'm horrible. But I did today. Feels Good....


How about you?

[BuyingThyme]

1. No, but my Congressperson probably wrote me today on single payer...

so I don't feel all that guilty.

kcik

[sandnsea]

2. No, but I did on the public option n/t

[Kaleva]

3. I sent an e-mail and called last week for single payer

[MannyGoldstein]

4. Sadly, Barney Frank Is My Rep

Not much I can do to influence him :) - but if someone wants, I can write their rep!

[bobbolink]

7. You're VERY lucky! PLEASE write to thank him! I wish I had a Rep to thank!

Remember, he is getting plenty of opposition mail, and if you don't support him, he could be put in a tough position.

[wcast]

5. I did write a LTTE to my local paper

My local state Rep, Republican of course, wrote the following "Guest Editorial" in my local, small town, weekly paper. My LTTE follows.

Keeping you in charge of your health care

GUEST EDITORIAL
by Rep. Matthew Baker
Published: Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:01 AM CDT
With the cost of health care skyrocketing, we are facing a crisis. Fortunately, in Pennsylvania, 92 percent of our residents are insured. Yet, there are still too many people who are uninsured, particularly in this economy where employees are losing their jobs and, in turn, losing their health insurance.

We need to enact measures that will help to lower health care costs and improve access to care for the uninsured and underinsured. However, any reform must maintain the doctor-patient relationship and help to provide coverage for those who cannot afford it.

I believe every Pennsylvanian should have access to quality, affordable health care. To accomplish this, we need a balanced, common sense approach. What we cannot have is a government-run system that takes away your right to decide your health care treatment.

There are two competing ideas regarding health care reform in Pennsylvania and Washington. The Democrat plan seeks to ration health care and put government in control, instead of you and your doctor. The Republican plan helps to lower the cost of care for all Pennsylvanians, increase access and keeps you in charge of your health care decisions. http://www.tiogapublishing.com/articles/2009/06/11/opinion/doc4a3117c7948f2732381854.txt

Here was my response:

I am writing in regard to Representative Baker's guest editorial in the June 10th Gazette. In this editorial, Representative Baker makes much about "keeping you in charge of your health care," and not having a "government run system that takes away your right to decide your health care treatment." Since Representative Baker is a politician and does not have to worry about finding, keeping, and paying for insurance, I find it ironic that he wants to lower costs for ALL Pennsylvanians while helping to cover MORE of the uninsured. How many is more? Who deserves not to be covered?

We already have organizations that determine your medical decisions, from which doctors you can see to what procedures will be provided for you. They are called insurance companies. Provided you are fortunate enough to have health insurance, these companies can deny you treatment, not let you see the doctor you choose, and drop your coverage when you become a liability to their bottom line.

Access to health insurance is not the answer, access to health care for all is! For a politician to have any credibility regarding denying anyone access to quality, free health care, said politician needs to drop their government run health insurance and take their chances on the open market. Let us know how you make out.

[Flabbergasted]

8. Brilliant. Thanks. nt

[goddess40]

6. Obey, Feingold, Kohl - all pro public health care

I'm very lucky

[bobbolink]

9. Yes, you are very lucky. I hope you thank them regularly!

[Kermitt Gribble]

10. Yes, I did,.

Though how much good it will do here is anyone's guess.

[subcomhd]

11. waste of time

because he's this peckerhead:

gohmert.house.gov

but I would if I had something other than a dipstick nazi for a congressman

[mullard12ax7]

12. Yes, I do it full well knowing the only thing they care about is money

There won't be any money remaining to suck out of people who have health insurance now because in the near future, as our population ages, the large numbers of illnesses that need covered will be underfunded by corrupt banks/insurance/investment houses. There will be too many sick people and not enough money to pay for care or insurance so the hideous for-profit "insurance" companies will go broke and declare bankruptcy just like our so-called banks did.