Life is Way Too Good

Give him a chance!

2011-06-29T09:04:00.000-07:00

Give this dog a second chance. A pure bred Louisiana Catalhoula Hound is in need of a responsible dog owner. This beautiful dog is to be put to sleep in the next few days. Luigi has been causing problems after owner left out of town for work and then fell ill and has been unable to return. Caregiver is unfit to give this dog the care and attention it needs. Therefore the dog has known nothing but abuse, both from the owner and the caregiver. Money was invested to train him on a shock collar, the dog ended up shaking and crying at being shocked for no reason. Luigi needs a home with a calm assertive pack leader, and a place where he can do what his breed is meant to do, chase away wild boars! Luigi has never attacked women, the aggression is solely towards men, and he has snapped at a couple of men, caught them at the pant but never really bitten, if he was really that aggressive as the caregiver and friends might claim, he would have tore the room where he is kept captive in a second, and taken an arm or a leg of the caregiver. PLEASE PLEASE HELP him out, I would take him but we already have three dogs in a small apartment! Call 502-767-5339. Thanks!

A great quote from the Pope

2010-03-31T11:46:00.000-07:00

After reading Dissident Catholic Bishop Calls for Pope to Resign over Sex Abuse Scandal | | AlterNet: http://bit.ly/a8b3TF I have got to point out an excellent quote from su Santidad Pope Benedict XVI on his Palm Sunday address while omitting to mention the sexual abuse scandals surrounding the church at the moment:

Jesus walks ahead of us and on a high path he encourages us towards that is pure and great, towards a life of truth, towards the courage of not allowing oneself to be intimidated by the petty gossip of dominant opinion, towards the patience of supporting others.

All I have is to say "Well said!" Finally you get what gay people have been trying to tell all those religious right people, "we wull not be intimidated by the petty gossip of the dominant opinion". Indeed su Santidad, we will not be intimidated by the petty gossip of the dominant opinion, we are always walking with our head high, knowing we work towards achieving the common good for our communities, and knowing that we are loved by God, and knowing that above all we stay true to ourselves and to God!

We hope you and the Church finally decide to follow the teachings of Jesus and repent for your sins!

Continuacion de Camino al Progreso

2009-12-23T11:41:00.000-08:00

En respuesta a mi post Camino al Progreso mi tio me escribio:
No entiendo el por que de esta respuesta al artículo del Cardenal. no entiendo cual es tu punto de vista o critica, si es desde el punto de vista moral, religioso, critica politica. etc. No comprendo tu enojo. Por que si se trata de religión la biblia no habla de unión entre parejas del mismo sexo, por eso habla en genesis que dios creo al hombre y despúes creo a la mujer. Te Pregunto entonces para que creo dios a la mujer? te pido por favor que me digas religiosamente hablando donde justificas tu critica, algun versículo que yo no conozco o bien un salmo o en su defecto en romanos que estos son los más critico en tratandose de religion y ya por último en los evangelios. En ese sentido mi adorada sobrina abstente de tratar de justificar lo injustificable y sobre todo cuando tu critica no lleva a una conclusión solida, por que hablas de moral y fe y de apoyo cristiano, te pregunto que moral tiene una pesona que ama a una persona de su mismo sexo. y así podemos seguir tratando stos puntos y no llegar a una sabia conclusión. ahora bien eso no me preocupa, lo que si es de llamar la atención es el echo de que tu defiendas la unión en matrimonio en personas del mismo sexo y yo te pregunto el pro que?

Mi respuesta a el es:
Bueno antes que nada gracias por tu respuesta y por el tiempo que me brindas al haber compartido conmigo tus opiniones. Me propongo a contestar algunas de tus preguntas en este mail, con la esperanza de que me regales de nuevo unos minutitos para poder seguir explorando los diferentes puntos de vista existentes referentes a este tema.
Tratando de seguir el orden de las preguntas en tu mail, aquí te comparto mis sentimientos, pensamientos y opiniones. Mi contestación al artículo del Cardenal se derivó de mi reacción al lenguaje que utilizo en sus declaraciones, y de mi impotencia de que en el año 2009 nuestro país todavía no goce en su totalidad del Artículo 130 de nuestra Constitución. De igual manera, en contestación a tu última pregunta de por qué defiendo la unión de dos personas del mismo sexo, mi defensa se debe a la violación de las garantías individuales de estos individuos, ya que todos somos iguales ante la ley.

Entonces mi respuesta o critica, como mencionaste en tu mail, es desde el punto de vista moral, y político, claro que se convierte en un punto de vista religioso debido a la figura decide acusar a la ley.

En cuanto a la creación de la mujer, la entiendo yo como pregunta retórica, sin embargo, me da gusto poder platicar contigo sobre estos temas polémicos ya que como siempre me ayudaran en mi desarrollo moral , social y cultural. Además me hace sentir un poquito mejor al poder recrear, aunque sea por mail, las pláticas en la cocina de mis abuelos a la hora de la comida.

Bueno, antes de entrar a mi “justificación religiosamente hablando”, debe quedar claro que mi respuesta se centro en el hecho de que el Cardenal llamó a esta ley una ley inmoral, y a su declaración de que permitir la adopción a la parejas homosexuales causaría un daño moral y psicológico a los niños. Fue entonces mi respuesta a estos puntos de un punto de vista político, por que el Cardenal no tiene jurisdicción sobre las leyes del país, y si, una crítica desde el punto de vista científico a su comentario sobre la adopción. Crítica porque no da hechos científicos que justifiquen (así como me lo pides de tu ‘religiosamente hablando´ en este caso científicamente hablando) sus declaraciones. Adicionalmente mi intención fue pues recordarle al Cardenal sobre los actos que sí dañan a los niños como es el caso de los sacerdotes que acosan sexualmente a los niños, o el abuso de niños por parte de sus padres. Es pues mi respuesta una crítica a sus declaraciones, y mi petición es que sea un líder, que vaya al mando de su población Cristiana y Católica que quiere progresar, en lugar de seguir deteniendo el progreso, el cambio, y la evolución que son inevitables. Es mi petición a él que sea pues una persona de fe que brinde apoyo moral a todos los que buscan estar bien con Dios. Lo cual me lleva a contestar tu pregunta de ‘qué moral tiene una persona que ama a una persona de su mismo sexo’, y yo antes de contestar también pregunto ‘acaso amar es inmoral´. Pienso que el mundo estaría mucho mejor si la gente amara mas, no crees? Entonces mi respuesta a tu pregunta, es que esa persona cuanta con toda la moral! Amar es un valor universal, no es así, y mientras que la persona no dañe a terceros, cual es el problema en términos de lo moral.

Es entonces mi deseo el de hacer un crítica constructiva a las declaraciones del Cardenal, pidiéndole que practique lo que enseña, amar los unos a los otros.

Ahora me propongo a lo difícil, a proporcionar mi justificación religiosamente hablando, sin embargo me gustaría hacer la aclaración sobre mi acercamiento a las escrituras sagradas. Para mí las escrituras leen no dicen. Entiendo las escrituras como las interpretaciones de unos cuantos eruditos sobre experiencias y anécdotas de sus tiempos, y finalmente entiendo las escrituras como guía moral y no como ley.

Ok, comienzo con las escrituras de Pablo a los Gálatas donde escribe “ 26Todos ustedes son hijos de Dios mediante la fe en Cristo Jesús,27 porque todos los que han sido bautizados en Cristo se han revestido de Cristo.28 Ya no hay judío ni *griego, esclavo ni libre, hombre ni mujer, sino que todos ustedes son uno solo en Cristo Jesús.29 Y si ustedes pertenecen a Cristo, son la descendencia de Abraham y herederos según la promesa.” (Gálatas 3:26-29)
Aquí se puede interpretar pues que no hay distinciones y entonces no hay heterosexuales ni homosexuales, todos somos hijos de Dios y todos somos uno en Cristo.

En referencia a Génesis, sin entrar en el tema de la naturaleza sexista de esta escritura, se dice que Dios creó al hombre y a la mujer en su imagen y semejanza, entonces el hecho de que el hombre y la mujer tiene características imago dei nos puede ayudar a aceptar que el género es simplemente un espectro de experiencias así como características complementarias en el ser humano.

Por el momento la últimas frases que puede ayudar a promover la vida en armonía, son las palabras de Jesús según Lucas: “34 La gente de este mundo se casa y se da en casamiento —les contestó Jesús—.35 Pero en cuanto a los que sean dignos de tomar parte en el mundo venidero por la resurrección: ésos no se casarán ni serán dados en casamiento,36 ni tampoco podrán morir, pues serán como los ángeles. Son hijos de Dios porque toman parte en la resurrección.” (Lucas 20:34-36).
Y en 1 Samuel 16:7 vemos que Dios no se fija en las apariencias si no en el corazón. Es entonces estas enseñanzas que demuestran que Dios es tolerancia y amor, entonces la tolerancia y el amor es lo que debemos de practicar, y tomar las enseñanzas de todos aquellos, como Pablo, que tuvieron que adaptarse a una sociedad que había progresado. Como el Salmo 133 lo dice, hay que vivir en armonía.

Entonces, mi tío Puma y mi querido Muppet, no hay por qué preocuparse, sigo siendo la misma Muppet de siempre, nomas que un poquito más educada, y simplemente sigo con la tradición de los Alcalá de tratar de hacer este mundo mejor, y busco el bienestar de la humanidad. Como dije en el principio lo único que busco es la igualdad de derechos.

Te quiero mucho, y espero ansiosamente tu respuesta y tu punto de vista. Este tema no es fácil, y será difícil llegar a una conclusión, pero la educación constante nos podrá ayudar a llegar a un punto de acuerdo que facilite la vida en armonía, y que genere paz.

Road to progress

2009-12-22T07:43:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Mexico City approved a law that would redefine “marriage” to the union between two people. Not a day has gone by, and the good Cardinal Norberto Rivera has already made a big deal about it. He is claiming that the law is an “immoral law”. I believe that a lot of us, educated, progressive people, would agree that this is just pure hypocrisy. Please, Cardinal, please!
To make matters worse, it is also his opinion that allowing same-sex couples to adopt could produce “psychological and moral damages” to children, and again I ask again, Señor where have you been? You want to come and tell me that a family that can provide a loving, caring, and healthy environment to these kids is bad for them? I say to you, what about all those children of heterosexual couples that have to work selling newspapers, washing cars or playing clown, or throwing fire in the streets to make money for their parents’ addictions. Where are you Sir? Where are your declarations against these events? Events that need no researching and no theology to realize that these events truly harm children. Tell me, Cardinal Norberto Rivera, where are the fathers and the mothers, couples of heterosexual marriages, of the young people who live under the highways abusing substances. With all due respect, Cardinal, educate yourself! It is time, Sir, that you and your Church stop turning your eyes away, and stop the hypocrisy, because let us not go to the immorality of the priests that abuse children, that I’m sure you will be quick to blame their homosexual tendencies, when indeed Sir it is not a matter of tendencies, it is a matter of a mental disorder called pedophilia.
So Cardinal Norberto Rivera, please be the man of progress that Mexico needs, be the man of love to whom all of your Christian and Catholic population can turn to when they are in need of moral support and faith. Be, Sir, an exemplary man, and please leave the same old same old story. We are tired Sir, you can no longer come and tell us about the many sins and the punishments of God. No Cardinal, because we are ok, and you too Sir needs to be ok.
With all due respect, I again ask you to abstain from making statements that are not parallel to your teachings. Clean your heart, Cardinal Rivera, clean your mind; open your heart and more importantly open your mind. This world, especially Mexico, has had enough of looking for somebody to blame, enough of pointing fingers, of being in the road to nowhere. We need leaders, we need to live in harmony, in harmony like Solomon wrote:

1 How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity!
2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron's beard,
down upon the collar of his robes.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the LORD bestows his blessing,
even life forevermore. (Psalm 133)

Lead! Cardinal Rivera, lead!

Camino al progreso

2009-12-22T06:46:00.000-08:00

El día de ayer la Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal aprobó la ley que definirá "matrimonio" como la unión de dos personas. No ha pasado ni siquiera un día, y el buen Cardenal Norberto Rivera ya está poniendo el grito en el cielo. Diciendo que esta ley es una "inmoral". Yo creo que muchos de nosotros, gente educada y progresista, estamos en acuerdo en que este tipo de declaraciones por parte del Cardenal son pura hipocresía. ¡Por favor Cardenal!
Para colmo también es su opinión que permitir que parejas del mismo sexo adopten puedo producir "daños psicológicos y morales" a estos niños, y yo le vuelvo a preguntar Señor, caray, donde ha usted estado esta ultima década. Me quiere venir a decir que una familia que puede proveer amor, salud y felicidad a estos niños es dañino, yo le digo, y que tal los niños hijos de parejas heterosexuales que son abusados por sus padres, que hay de esos niños hijos de parejas heterosexuales que tienen que trabajar vendiendo periódicos, lavando carros, o de payasitos en la calle, o de traga fuego para sacar dinero para la adicción de su madre y de su padre. Donde está usted Señor, donde están sus declaraciones contra estos hechos, hechos que no hace falta de mucha investigación ni de mucha teología para darse cuenta de que estos acontecimientos en verdad dañan a los niños. Dígame Señor Cardenal Norberto Rivera, donde están los padres y madres, parejas en matrimonios heterosexuales, de los jóvenes que viven abusando de las drogas. Con todo respeto Cardenal, edúquese. Es tiempo Señor de que usted y la Iglesia dejen de hacerse de la vista gorda, es tiempo que se dejen de hipocresías, por qué no se entremos a la inmoralidad de los sacerdotes que abusan de los niños, que muy rapidito se van a ver en decir que es por sus tendencias homosexuales, pero no Señor, la homosexualidad no es una enfermedad mental, la pedofilia si lo es. Entonces Señor Cardenal Norberto Rivera, sea usted por favor el hombre de progreso que México necesita, sea usted un hombre de amor al que toda su población Cristiana y Católica pueda venir a buscar su apoyo moral y de fe. Sea usted Señor un ejemplo, por favor, y deje de caer en el cuento viejo, ya estamos cansados Señor, ya no nos puede contar cuentos, ni venir a amenazar con castigos de nuestro Dios. No Señor porque nosotros estamos bien, y usted necesita estar bien también Señor.
Con todo respeto, le vuelvo a pedir se abstenga de hacer comentarios que no van de acuerdo con lo que usted enseña. Limpie su corazón, Señor Cardenal, limpie su mente, abra su corazón y sobre todo abra su menta. Este mundo, y especialmente México, ya ha tenido suficiente de buscar culpables, de apuntar dedos, de seguir en el mismo camino a ningún lado. Necesitamos líderes, necesitamos vivir en armonía, en armonía como lo dice Salomón:

1 ¡Mirad cuán bueno y cuán delicioso es
Habitar los hermanos juntos en armonía!
2 Es como el buen óleo sobre la cabeza,
El cual desciende sobre la barba,
La barba de Aarón,
Y baja hasta el borde de sus vestiduras;
3 Como el rocío de Hermón,
Que desciende sobre los montes de Sion;
Porque allí envía Jehová bendición,
Y vida eterna. (Salmos, 133)

¡Guie!, Señor Cardenal, ¡guie!

Florida Woman's Rape Called A "Pre-Existing Condition" By Insurance Companies

2009-10-21T11:39:00.001-07:00

Florida Woman's Rape Called A "Pre-Existing Condition" By Insurance Companies

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Catholic Bishops: Gays, Condoms, Divorce Undermining Marriage :: EDGE on the Net

2009-10-16T09:20:00.001-07:00

Catholic Bishops: Gays, Condoms, Divorce Undermining Marriage :: EDGE on the Net

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I say you first clean up your own house and then comment on other people's lives! Statements like this are just plain embarrassing. Live and let live please!

On guns

2009-08-18T06:32:00.000-07:00

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090817/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_protesters_guns

Really?

I mean I am all about some freedom, but this people! this is just common sense!!!

Thanks for promoting the gun trafficking from the US Border to Mexico!

On Health Care Reform

2009-08-12T08:25:00.000-07:00

In response to Maffitt's response:

First and foremost and I'm utterly impressed with your vast knowledge, though wouldn't expect less from you. All in all I see your points of view, and I do agree not to dwell on the extremes, yet as I see the news this is what people are preaching. It was these kinds of lies that gained votes for the passing of Prop 8. Unfortunately as the russian article read, Americans indeed have been dumbed down. The knowledge you possess about financial statistcs and probability are definitely far away from the minds of the average American.

So what emails like these intend to do try to quickly reach those people who might go by in life basing their actions in here says. I would love for those Americans who you see yelling at the townhall meetings that they want the America back to back their answers in facts as you have done rather than just making demonstrations in public that show they are just very much apprehensive to change. I would really want to know if these people are actually being taken care with their HMO's as they should. I am a firm believer of a competitive market, yet the circumstances are not prone for a market to be sucessful, there are many failures to the principles of what makes a market successful, starting with the improper distribution of information or lack thereof. Simple economics.

On the other hand, yes it seems like government might be moving to fast in trying to accomplish what France, England and Canada have accomplished in years. Yet this perceived rapid change is such because nothing has been done for so long. The question to you would be, what is the ideal pace for change? I believe this reform should be taken as it is, an attempt to improve things. People's lives can change in 2 or 3 years, "it ain't gonna be pretty" but people are adaptable and will manage to adapt to their sorrounding environment and circumstances.

As for your comment "This will lead to a huge waste in money" please are we really going to go there?

Reduction of options wise, I understand this view when it comes to the argument of less competition, yet really how much options are there available as of right now? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but all I know is people who currently have insurance are limited by their private insurers to the network of doctors they are allowed to see in order to get coverage. Please expand my knowledge and share with me how this gives people more options.

Truth be told, there needs to be a shift in people's foci, moreso those doctors who are in disagreement with health care reform. I believe the opposition stems from an inward focus rather than an outward focus. Opposition doctors, and again I might need to be corrected, are in disagreement mostly it seems because their pockets size would be regulated by the government. To me this thought is quite alarming, for I believe doctors enter their profession as a result of their drive to care for others, and their desire to improve the lives of those in need. Again this is probably me just speaking from experience after seeing the years of hard work and dedication from my grandfather solely driven by his desire to serve humanity. It would be strange to see him shift his focus from serving the people to serving himself.

With all this said, please proceed to enhance my knowledge on the topic.

From: Allison Wight Maffitt <amaffitt@gmail.com>
To: Cristina Gonzalez <cga_uofl@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:45:49 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Top five lies

Never go with extremes. No one is dumb enough to believe 1, 3, and 4. The other two are open to interpretation. No one can say without certainty that this will or won't be an astronomical financial failure. Honestly there are stats that support both sides of the equation. My personal opinion is that this bill in it's current state will not be as cost effective as many want us to believe. Plain and simple, the economics don't make sense. The second "lie" is also up for debate. What will happen is the government "plan" will regulate everyone else, not mandate, etc but regulate them. Over time the competition will dwindle because it won't make sense to continue in business. So effectively there will be fewer "options."

Here are a few questions I have for you...

Pg 102, Lines 12-18: Medicaid eligible individuals will be automatically enrolled in Medicaid.

Pg 124, Lines 24-25: No company can sue the government for price fixing. No "judicial review" for rates.

Pg. 203--Lines 14/15: "The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as a tax." wtf (this is part of how there will be no new taxes on the middle class...it's just called something different)

Pg. 195 Officers & Employees of the Health Choices Administration will have access to all American's financial/personal records.

Pg. 317-318, Lines 21-25, 1-3: "Prohibition of expansion of facility capacity." So basically the government will tell hospitals if they can/cannot expand.

Here are my favs:

Pg 425, Lines 4-12: Government mandates (key word) advance care planning consultation. Mandatory at 65 and every 5 yrs after.

Lines 22-25, Pg 426, 1-3: Government provides approved list of end-of-life resources.

Pg 427, Lines 15-24: Government mandates programs for orders for end-of-life.

Long story short this comes down to the basic, do you want more government control or less government control in your life. Obviously you can figure out where I stand on the issue. I think there needs to be changes to the system, but I don't think the government has the right to essentially cut out the competition (HMOs, etc) and tell the patient and doctors what can/cannot be treated and where/when it can be. The other huge thing to me is that a gigantic new agency will have to be created. All in all this will cost billions and will be unsustainable over the long run. Look at medicare, it was supposed to cost $9 billion dollars annually...forever. That is not the case, and that was only aimed at a small percentage of the population. I am very apprihensive about the direction the country is going in because we are trying to make changes that took decades in Europe and Canada in a matter of years. There will be a massive swing in public desires, which will swing the government back to the republicans. Then a lot of the policies will either be disregarded or dramatically changed. This will lead to a huge waste in money. Few people realize the importance of time. You cannot change 300 million plus people's way of life in 2-3 years. I hope I am wrong, but I have been dead on with the first year of Obama's presidency so far (looking at both Congress and the President's actions, along with public perception...you can ask holly). Only time will tell.

I hear there is a big futbol game today?

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Cristina Gonzalez <cga_uofl@yahoo.com> wrote:

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "Nita Chaudhary, MoveOn.org Political Action" <moveon-help@list.moveon.org>
To: Cristina Gonzalez <cga_uofl@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:09:48 PM
Subject: Top five lies

Dear MoveOn member,
The health care fight has turned ugly, fast. Right-wing mobs are crashing congressional town halls,¹ lies are spreading via anonymous email chains,²and Sarah Palin bizarrely said that President Obama was going to set up a "death panel," whatever that is.³
Many of these claims are just incredible—but if we don't fight back with the truth, the right will continue to poison the health care debate. So as part of our Real Voices for Change campaign this August, we're working to set the record straight.
Check out the list below: "Top Five Health Care Lies—and How to Fight Back." Can you spread the word by passing this email along to 10 of your friends today?
Also, if you're on Facebook, please post the list today by clicking here: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51746. If you're on Twitter, retweet: @MoveOn Check out the Top 5 Health Care Lies—and How to Fight Back. http://bit.ly/Bncs5
Top Five Health Care Reform Lies—and How to Fight Back
Lie #1: President Obama wants to euthanize your grandma!!!
The truth: These accusations—of "death panels" and forced euthanasia—are, of course, flatly untrue. As an article from theAssociated Press puts it: "No 'death panel' in health care bill."⁴ What's the real deal? Reform legislation includes a provision, supported by the AARP, to offer senior citizens access to a professional medical counselor who will provide them with information on preparing a living will and other issues facing older Americans.⁵
Lie #2: Democrats are going to outlaw private insurance and force you into a government plan!!!
The truth: With reform, choices will increase, not decrease. Obama's reform plans will create a health insurance exchange, a one-stop shopping marketplace for affordable, high-quality insurance options.⁶ Included in the exchange is the public health insurance option—a nationwide plan with a broad network of providers—that will operate alongside private insurance companies, injectingcompetition into the market to drive quality up and costs down.⁷
If you're happy with your coverage and doctors, you can keep them.⁸ But the new public plan will expand choices to millions of businesses or individuals who choose to opt into it, including many who simply can't afford health care now.
Lie #3: President Obama wants to implement Soviet-style rationing!!!
The truth: Health care reform will expand access to high-quality health insurance, and give individuals, families, and businesses more choices for coverage. Right now, big corporations decide whether to give you coverage, what doctors you get to see, and whether a particular procedure or medicine is covered—that is rationed care. And a big part of reform is to stop that.
Health care reform will do away with some of the most nefarious aspects of this rationing: discrimination for pre-existing conditions, insurers that cancel coverage when you get sick, gender discrimination, and lifetime and yearly limits on coverage.⁹ And outside of that, as noted above, reform will increase insurance options, not force anyone into a rationed situation.
Lie #4: Obama is secretly plotting to cut senior citizens' Medicare benefits!!!
The truth: Health care reform plans will not reduce Medicare benefits.¹⁰ Reform includes savings from Medicare that are unrelated to patient care—in fact, the savings comes from cutting billions of dollars in overpayments to insurance companies and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse.¹¹
Lie #5: Obama's health care plan will bankrupt America!!!
The truth: We need health care reform now in order to prevent bankruptcy—to control spiraling costs that affect individuals, families, small businesses, and the American economy.
Right now, we spend more than $2 trillion dollars a year on health care.¹² The average family premium is projected to rise to over $22,000 in the next decade¹³—and each year, nearly a million people face bankruptcy because of medical expenses.¹⁴ Reform, with an affordable, high-quality public option that can spur competition, is necessary to bring down skyrocketing costs. Also, President Obama's reform plans would be fully paid for over 10 years and not add a penny to the deficit.¹⁵
We're closer to real health care reform than we've ever been—and the next few weeks will decide whether it happens. We need to make sure the truth about health care reform is spread far and wide to combat right wing lies.
Can you forward this email to your friends today? And remember, also post it on Facebook by clicking here:http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51746. And on Twitter, by retweeting: @MoveOn Check out the Top 5 Health Care Lies—and How to Fight Back. http://bit.ly/Bncs5
Thanks for all you do.
–Nita, Kat, Ilya, Michael and the rest of the team
P.S. Want more? Check out this great new White House "Reality Check" website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/realitycheck/ or this excellent piece from Health Care for America Now on some of the most outrageous lies: http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51729&id=16782-10571084-AJUFU2x&t=1
Sources:
1. "More 'Town Halls Gone Wild': Angry Far Right Protesters Disrupt Events With 'Incomprehensible' Yelling," Think Progress, August 4, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51733&id=16782-10571084-AJUFU2x&t=2
2. "Fight the smears," Health Care for America NOW, accessed August 10, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51729&id=16782-10571084-AJUFU2x&t=3
3. "Palin Paints Picture of 'Obama Death Panel' Giving Thumbs Down to Trig," ABC News, August 7, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51728&id=16782-10571084-AJUFU2x&t=4
4. "No 'death panel' in health care bill," The Associated Press, August 10, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51747&id=16782-10571084-AJUFU2x&t=5
5. "Stop Distorting the Truth about End of Life Care," The Huffington Post, July 24, 2009.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51730&id=16782-10571084-AJUFU2x&t=6
6. "Reality Check FAQs," WhiteHouse.gov, accessed August 11, 2009.
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7. "Why We Need a Public Health-Care Plan," The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2009.
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