Uninsured Americans at All-Time Hign


	Uninsured Americans at All-Time Hign

PatrisTimoris

6-11-2007 11:04 PM

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health, insurance, politics, socialism, welfare

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6-11-2007 11:49 PM

ericskiff

I've known quite a few people who battled through years without healthcare - and these are folks in the "middle class." The problem is creeping steadily up the social strata. Hopefully soon it will be close enough to home for voters to demand change.

BTW, good to see you back here at clipmarks! Gotta love that Zim avatar

I still love that show - whenever I write an email to myself as a reminder of something, I sign it:
"ZIM!
DON'T USE THE TIME MACHINE
LOVE,
ZIM!!!!"

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