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'Wall Street has no
place in health care,'
pointed out Dr.
Margaret Flowers,
organizer of the
October2011
movement.
place in health care,'
pointed out Dr.
Margaret Flowers,
organizer of the
October2011
movement.
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Corporate Greed Kills Those in Need, Says Doctor
By Cliff Montgomery - Oct. 13th, 2011
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are once again in Washington, DC.
Are they demanding another bailout from their paid errand boys, our Washington politicians? No, they’re not
demanding that...at least, not yet.
Representatives from the financial monoliths are in our nation’s capital to discuss how their shareholders can
profit from America’s broken health care system.
In other words, Big Finance is seeking a new way to profit from your pain.
But there’s one obvious problem.
“Wall Street has no place in health care,” pointed out Dr. Margaret Flowers, a congressional fellow of
Physicians for a National Health Program and organizer of the October2011 movement.
“[Wall Street is] responsible for the deaths and suffering of tens of thousands by turning health care into a
profit center, rather than a system that provides for basic human needs,” added Dr. Flowers.
Dr. Flowers got inside the shareholder powwow and effectively tried to shame the investors into getting out of
America’s health care system altogether.
Security officers ‘escorted’ Dr. Flowers from the corporate meeting, which was being held yesterday at a
Marriott hotel in DC.
“I sat in front of the entrance where I was joined by 2 more protesters,” the doctor lated stated on the
October2011 web site.
One of those protesters included “Adara [Scarlet], who shared the story of her father’s suicide which
happened because of a health problem and the inability to afford care,” wrote Dr. Flowers.
“Dozens of October2011.org people were outside the hotel protesting,” declared the doctor. “They were
chanting ‘Wall Street Greed Kills Those in Need,’ ‘No More Wall Street Health Care’ and ‘We Are the 99%.’ ”
“The protest lasted for several hours blocking the entrance to Marriott,” wrote Dr. Flowers. “Police did not
make arrests. In fact, DC police have agreed to a 4 year wage freeze in order to maintain health benefits,”
pointed out the doctor.
“That’s why...we are standing together to make the country and the world a better place for all of us,”
continued Dr. Flowers.
“The October2011.org continues to occupy Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC seeking to shift power to the
people and end corporate rule,” the doctor wrote.
Dr. Flowers is pushing for the bold step of employing logic to solve this problem. The good doctor is demanding
nothing less than a publicly-owned health care system. In short, an improved and expanded ‘Medicare for All’.
Some reactionaries naturally will call such a move ‘socialized medicine’. And of course, they’re right--that’s just
what it is.
But we at The American Spark really don’t care what supermarket label a system may possess. We only only
care that it will further our individual and collective freedoms, that We the People will own and run it--and that
it’s a proven system that actually works.
Like what you're reading so far? Then why not order a full year (52 issues) of The American Spark
e-newsletter for only $15? A major article covering an story not being told in the Corporate Press will be
delivered to your email every Monday morning for a full year, for less than 30 cents an issue. Order Now!
By Cliff Montgomery - Oct. 13th, 2011
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are once again in Washington, DC.
Are they demanding another bailout from their paid errand boys, our Washington politicians? No, they’re not
demanding that...at least, not yet.
Representatives from the financial monoliths are in our nation’s capital to discuss how their shareholders can
profit from America’s broken health care system.
In other words, Big Finance is seeking a new way to profit from your pain.
But there’s one obvious problem.
“Wall Street has no place in health care,” pointed out Dr. Margaret Flowers, a congressional fellow of
Physicians for a National Health Program and organizer of the October2011 movement.
“[Wall Street is] responsible for the deaths and suffering of tens of thousands by turning health care into a
profit center, rather than a system that provides for basic human needs,” added Dr. Flowers.
Dr. Flowers got inside the shareholder powwow and effectively tried to shame the investors into getting out of
America’s health care system altogether.
Security officers ‘escorted’ Dr. Flowers from the corporate meeting, which was being held yesterday at a
Marriott hotel in DC.
“I sat in front of the entrance where I was joined by 2 more protesters,” the doctor lated stated on the
October2011 web site.
One of those protesters included “Adara [Scarlet], who shared the story of her father’s suicide which
happened because of a health problem and the inability to afford care,” wrote Dr. Flowers.
“Dozens of October2011.org people were outside the hotel protesting,” declared the doctor. “They were
chanting ‘Wall Street Greed Kills Those in Need,’ ‘No More Wall Street Health Care’ and ‘We Are the 99%.’ ”
“The protest lasted for several hours blocking the entrance to Marriott,” wrote Dr. Flowers. “Police did not
make arrests. In fact, DC police have agreed to a 4 year wage freeze in order to maintain health benefits,”
pointed out the doctor.
“That’s why...we are standing together to make the country and the world a better place for all of us,”
continued Dr. Flowers.
“The October2011.org continues to occupy Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC seeking to shift power to the
people and end corporate rule,” the doctor wrote.
Dr. Flowers is pushing for the bold step of employing logic to solve this problem. The good doctor is demanding
nothing less than a publicly-owned health care system. In short, an improved and expanded ‘Medicare for All’.
Some reactionaries naturally will call such a move ‘socialized medicine’. And of course, they’re right--that’s just
what it is.
But we at The American Spark really don’t care what supermarket label a system may possess. We only only
care that it will further our individual and collective freedoms, that We the People will own and run it--and that
it’s a proven system that actually works.
Like what you're reading so far? Then why not order a full year (52 issues) of The American Spark
e-newsletter for only $15? A major article covering an story not being told in the Corporate Press will be
delivered to your email every Monday morning for a full year, for less than 30 cents an issue. Order Now!
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