tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653895891370775262.post295795767573385167..comments2023-11-14T03:14:31.134-08:00Comments on Alison Bass: Money talks: Key senators swayed by health industry contributionsAlison Basshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13935761578808574956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653895891370775262.post-38518354882999601272012-10-15T13:24:44.132-07:002012-10-15T13:24:44.132-07:00Alison, thanks for the impartial analysis of Senat...Alison, thanks for the impartial analysis of Senator Grassley's position. It can be hard to criticize those Senators, or more singularly, that Senator who has been leading the way in the fight for informed consent and human rights when it comes to the poisons being doled out to mostly poor and low-income Americans.<br /><br />Despite this recent action by Senator Grassley, unlike the previousAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897371240344047653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653895891370775262.post-82151224198360273732009-07-02T06:11:19.557-07:002009-07-02T06:11:19.557-07:00One has to ask what exactly is the added value con...One has to ask what exactly is the added value contributed by commercial health insurance as we know it in the US?<br /><br />This is not a case of US for-profit health insurance being the worst system ever devised except for all the others. It is the worst system ever devised, period.<br /><br />The failings of the industry are well known: bloated administrative costs, obscene executive Bernard Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203083806436919715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653895891370775262.post-57778211256351518472009-06-29T09:37:29.856-07:002009-06-29T09:37:29.856-07:00Alison, thanks for the impartial analysis of Senat...Alison, thanks for the impartial analysis of Senator Grassley's position. It can be hard to criticize those Senators, or more singularly, that Senator who has been leading the way in the fight for informed consent and human rights when it comes to the poisons being doled out to mostly poor and low-income Americans.<br /><br />Despite this recent action by Senator Grassley, unlike the previousAndy Althttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872829993969629958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653895891370775262.post-82549592725881876452009-06-29T08:15:58.509-07:002009-06-29T08:15:58.509-07:00Great post, and what you illustrated, Alison.
Fir...Great post, and what you illustrated, Alison.<br /><br />First, democrats and republicans are essentially synonomous with each other- only the democrats say, 'thank you' after they take away what is rightfully yours.<br /><br />Anything said to be bipartisan is void of significance or efficacy.<br /><br />Charles Grassley, who is approaching 80 years of age, has been in the senate too Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664846592990249431noreply@blogger.com