Yes, our elected officials have been paid for by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries. Yes, there's dis- and misinformation flooding the media. Yes, people are confused, overwhelmed, scared, and apathetic. Yes, there are going to be problems and unknowns with anything that passes. Yes, Olympia may vote against it.
But now is the time. It's time we find the strength within ourselves to be at our best and most ingenious. Now is America's opportunity to show how capitalism and caring can coexist in harmony.
People are dying for health care coverage that works. That must include an option that says "We've got your back" to the medically / financially challenged, to the small business leader or worker, to the unemployed, to the doctors and hospitals, and to those who must make an excruciating choice each day between food, shelter or life-giving treatment. An option that drives the health industry to control costs and be at its most competitive and healthy. It's time for capitalism to roll up its sleeves and show the world how its done. To offer great options for all, even as it cares for the least able among us. It's in our Bill of Rights: Democracy at its best means striking a majestic balance between freedom and the inalienable human right to a healthy life.
Rise up, be heard, and be a leader. Reach into your heart--and your experience with friends and family--for the passion to do something, and then do what you can, even if it seems small. It won't be. We all know it's the right time to create the right thing--health care that works for everyone.
David Peck
But now is the time. It's time we find the strength within ourselves to be at our best and most ingenious. Now is America's opportunity to show how capitalism and caring can coexist in harmony.
People are dying for health care coverage that works. That must include an option that says "We've got your back" to the medically / financially challenged, to the small business leader or worker, to the unemployed, to the doctors and hospitals, and to those who must make an excruciating choice each day between food, shelter or life-giving treatment. An option that drives the health industry to control costs and be at its most competitive and healthy. It's time for capitalism to roll up its sleeves and show the world how its done. To offer great options for all, even as it cares for the least able among us. It's in our Bill of Rights: Democracy at its best means striking a majestic balance between freedom and the inalienable human right to a healthy life.
Rise up, be heard, and be a leader. Reach into your heart--and your experience with friends and family--for the passion to do something, and then do what you can, even if it seems small. It won't be. We all know it's the right time to create the right thing--health care that works for everyone.
David Peck
