Michigan Senator Gary Peters held a town hall meeting today at Eastern Michigan University. As it was just announced yesterday evening, attendance was relatively sparse. I’d say there were maybe about 125 people in the audience, most of whom, judging by how people introduced themselves when posing questions to the Senator, were from Ann Arbor. […]
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Gary Peters on health care: “I put it all an the line to make (the ACA) happen, so don’t question my motivations here.”
Posted in Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 55, Affordable Care Act, assault weapons, assault weapons ban, authoritarianism, Chuck Schumer, corporatism, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, Elizabeth Warren, fired up and ready to go, Gary Peters, gun control, gun violence, health care reform, health insurance, immigration, Jeff Merkley, marijuana, Medicare, Medicare for all, nationalism, Obamacare, opiod, populism, preexisting conditions, recreational marijuana, the future of the Democratic Party, universal background checks 82 Comments
EMT: “It’s unofficially our job to try and figure out what hospital won’t bankrupt you, and it’s bullshit.”
As it’s been a while since I’ve used this site to whip up righteous indignation over the state of health care in this country, I wanted to share the following story, ripped from the pages of Reddit today, about people who are forced into bankruptcy when ambulances take them to hospitals that don’t accept their […]
Posted in Health, Uncategorized Also tagged EMT, health care, health care costs, health care reform, health insurance, holding insurance companies accountable, Madison, Reddit, Wisconsin 6 Comments
It’s Halloween: “the ghosts will spook, the spooks will scare, why even Dracula will be there”
Having done the Halloween thing with the kids, and listened to both The Shaggs and Screamin Jay Hawkins, I’m now settling down in front of the computer to watch my annual allotment of scary movies. Sadly, John Carpenter’s Halloween doesn’t seem to be available on Netflix, so it looks like I’ll be watching either The […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Mark's Life, Pop Culture Also tagged 16 and Pregnant, Affordable Care Act, Arlo, Bernie Sanders, candy, Captain Kirk, childhood obesity, Clementine, costumes, Duck Dynasty, health care, health care reform, Honey Boo Boo, Kim Kardashian, North Dakota, Obamacare, reality television, trick-or-treating, William Shatner 13 Comments