Link: http://century-club.com/blog3.php/2009/05/04/healthcare-not-warfare

PDA, The Progressive Democrats of America, continues the Fight for HR 676 and Single-payer Healthcare with their national slogan "Healthcare Not Warfare" and the political movement behind it.

Healthcare, regardless of which side of the debate you are on, is a common need among us all. It is literally a matter of life and death, the difference between having affordable, quality and available healthcare. Or not. I think the real question is only whether we as a society, a culture, a civilization; a nation are ready to embrace our future with an eye towards a more sophisticated and compassionate view of our Humanity. A future where our "inalienable" rights extend beyond the words, "Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness", to a deeper understanding of what those words mean in the larger context of a world that is now united by our technologies and the human resources we could muster in solving the problems that confront everyone. The will must surely be there, individually, but the way is often overshadowed by the sheer immensity of the challenge. And that is exactly why there are groups such as PDA, who can take those individual political desires and join them together as one larger voice. It takes very little time to sign a petition. Less than any individual option a citizen has to redress his or her elected officials. A petition also has more powerful effect on those who receive them, from the physical volume of signatures alone. If the campaign has succeeded in it's goal.

HR676 is the bill that supports Single-Payer Healthcare for everyone. I believe there are some things that should be a birthright in the 21st Century, and healthcare is one of them. But even if you do not support a single-payer option that could work as effectively as Medicare and Medicaid have when they are allowed to function properly, you should still think about whether you believe healthcare should be a totally privately run for-profit activity administered by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries. In fact before you decide one way or the other, please take a moment to read the post below which asks a very simple question about healthcare.

http://century-club.com/blog1.php/2009/03/25/a-simple-question