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Friday Nite Videos | October 13, 2023

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Trump Could Lose These Voters -- Here's Why. Spirit and Bear's Last Goodbye | Reservation Dogs. Socialism Fear-mongering Is Bananas | Robert Reich. Conservatives Want American Kids To Be Dumb. Why Your Strawberry Milk May Look Different Soon.

The Journey to Medicare’s 58th Anniversary

F. Douglas Stephenson Informed Comment
The most successful health insurance program, Medicare, was enacted in July,1965 to provide health insurance for people ages 65 and older and disabled regardless of income or medical history. Medicare is more efficient than private health insurance

The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors

Eyal Press New York Times
The corporatization of health care has changed the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work.

The Catastrophe of American Health Care

Abby Cartus Abby Cartus
Our current system defines health as the ability to work. Those who can’t are abandoned and exploited. If you’re too sick to work, you will be forced into poverty twice over: First by the loss of wages, and second, if lucky, by SSDI, or poverty.

Labor Leaders Provide Cover for Privatization of Medicare

Ed Grystar CounterPunch
While a big victory, Medicare did not provide full coverage for all services, and from its inception, there has been a drive to privatize and hand it over to profiteers. With privatization, profits ensue as additional restrictions are imposed.....
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