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Fearless

(18,421 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:26 AM Oct 2012

JFK on Adequate Medical Care (and Why We Still Need Medicare)

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JFK on Adequate Medical Care (and Why We Still Need Medicare) (Original Post) Fearless Oct 2012 OP

Thank you for posting that! jjewell Oct 2012 #1

I also thank you for posting this. montana_hazeleyes Oct 2012 #2

LBJ adamantly refused to "help that SOB get a victory" in Medicare. TahitiNut Oct 2012 #3

I had to look that one up... SnoopDog Oct 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2012 #7

"The business of the Government is the business of the people".. Historic NY Oct 2012 #4

This speech laid the down a fundamental reason for why govt. health midnight Oct 2012 #5

jjewell

(618 posts)

1. Thank you for posting that!

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:38 AM

Oct 2012

Damn... I still miss him...

montana_hazeleyes

(3,424 posts)

2. I also thank you for posting this.

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:14 AM

Oct 2012

What an amazing and understanding man. He totally knew what we needed to make this country the best it could be for everyone. I loved him then, and I love him now.

I was 14 years old when they took him from us.

TahitiNut

(71,611 posts)

3. LBJ adamantly refused to "help that SOB get a victory" in Medicare.

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Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:03 AM

Oct 2012

LBJ's legislative influence could have given JFK a success with Medicare, but he was 100% opposed to making JFK a 'hero' in that respect. The key legislation, called "King-Anderson," suffered a 'death of a thousand cuts.'

That speech was given on May 20, 1962 at Madison Square Garden.

It turns out that one of the greatest influences in the ultimate enactment of Medicare, was JFK's assassination.

One of the (many) highlights of my life was being a sideboy for JFK in 1962 ... just a few minutes, but as vivid in my memory as if it happened last week.

SnoopDog

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6. I had to look that one up...

Reply to TahitiNut (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:30 AM

Oct 2012

I did not know what a 'sideboy' was. I can see how that was a highlight in your life.

I was just a young kid in those days - what happen to JFK still brings a tear to my eye...

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Historic NY

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4. "The business of the Government is the business of the people"..

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:46 AM

Oct 2012

some in Washington forget this..

midnight

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5. This speech laid the down a fundamental reason for why govt. health

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:24 AM

Oct 2012

care from birth to death that was possible back in the 60's in America. However, corporations countered that message with nonsense about interfering with the greatness of the American spirit....

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