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Bill Maher | New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

By theFewture | Published: July 26, 2009
When healthcare companies and practitioners put profit ahead of people's well-being, what results is exploitation. It's fine if healthcare if for profit. But, then the profits should be fed back into the system for rewarding practitioners, funding studies, and improving care. In a recent article in the Huffington Post, Bill Maher talks about how rehabilitating prisoners is [...]
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Tax the Rich to Give Healthcare to the Poor

By theFewture | Published: July 14, 2009
This is a somewhat surprising plan--given the rollercoaster debate of healthcare reform that's taken place over the past 20 years. A 1 percent to 5.4 percent surtax would be applied to families making more than $350,000 and individuals making more than $280,000. That money would be used to guarantee health coverage to While these families and individuals [...]
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