HealthCare Reform - a little late in the game, please bear with me.

I just watched Sicko. (Yes, I know I am behind the times) I guess my head has been in the sand regarding the issue of healthcare reform and universal healthcare. Or, thank goodness, no one in my family has had to deal with a catastrophic medical problem. I know that's only a matter of time, though.

I know this is going to sound really simplistic and perhaps naive, but is there anything, anything at all that we can do as citizens of this country to help get some kind of reform bill passed?

I'm so ready to move to Canada or Europe right now.

So you say. 20 years later you'll probably still have your tax dollars funding imperialistic wars and going to corporate welfare, because it just doesn't matter to you beyond a political talking point.

I'm not targeting you...just replying to the basic sentiment thats occasionally posted here on a whim

"An alarming new study shows that health care costs increased last year at the fastest rate in more than a half century.

Health care spending rose to an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2009, or $8,047 per person -- and is now projected to nearly double by 2019. If we don't act, this growing burden will mean more lost jobs, more families pushed into bankruptcy, and more crushing debt for our nation.

The conclusion is clear: This isn't a problem we can kick down the road for another decade -- or even another year. We need to pass health reform now.

We're incredibly close. But too many in Washington are now saying that we should delay or give up on reform entirely. So we need to make it crystal clear that Americans understand the stakes for our economy and our lives, and that we want action.

Can you write a letter to the editor of your local paper right now?

In just five minutes of your time, you can tell thousands of readers about this new report on spiraling costs, and why abandoning reform is just not an option.

You can also help by posting this note on Facebook, letting your friends know about the new costs study and asking them to join you in writing a letter to a local paper.

President Obama and many allies in Congress are working hard to finish the job -- but we can't rest until it's done. Your note will help break through the Washington spin and show members of Congress and the media what local voters really believe. Click here to get started:

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It's clear that we're in the fight of our lives to pass real reform. But after a century of trying, the finish line is finally in sight. As President Obama reminded us all in his State of the Union address, we're fighting for our families and our country -- and we don't quit.

Thanks for making it possible,

Mitch

Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America

corporate welfare.

We don't need no stinkin' transfer of the peoples' wealth to corporations.

some drivel that enriches corporations.

Last I knew this was scheduled for Feb 17. I don't know why they don't have the date on this page.

http://healthcareforamericanow.org/page/s/streets

They're also organizing a phone bank so that rural people can call city people and get them to turn out at these events.