By SJ Otto
Big Pharma is making its move to try and kill health care reform. I just got a so called “survey” entitle “2019 National Survey of American Senior Voters on the Democrat “Medicare for all” Plan.” It is conducted by a group calling itself Christian Seniors Association, a part of Traditional Families Coalition, and it was mailed to my father, John Otto, who is now dead.
This is an attempt to reach seniors and I’m sure they are hoping “conservative seniors.”
It doesn’t take long before it is clear what this survey is really for:
“We expect this survey to show Congress that the overwhelming majority of senior voters oppose this “Medicare for All” plan being pushed by liberals- including by every leading Democrat Candidate for President in 2020.”
They list all the people they plan to send this survey to including press and congress people to try and kill Medicare for all. They explained that they only want to hear from seniors who vote, since that is what congress people pay attention to.
Along with filling out their survey, which they have already told the reader how to answer, they also want donations.
This letter is full of scare tactics to entice seniors to oppose health care for those who need it. Fore example on the top of page one it says:
“Campaign to save Medicare by Stopping “Medicare for all.” Which would lead to the Rationingof Medical Care for Seniors.”
Also it includes a box and line that says:
“I have enclosed my $10 Survey Processing Contribution to help cover your cost to tabulate and process my important survey. I agree this survey of ONE MILLION voting seniors will send a strong message to Congress that the overwhelming majority of America’s seniors oppose the Democrats “Medicare for All” plan—which would certainly destroy Medicare as well as bankrupt the country.’
So they are using scare tactics to try and convince seniors that health reform will take away THEIR health care. It appeals to the lowest common instincts of seniors. The message is ‘support your own health care or risk losing it due to someone else getting their health care needs met.’ Another way of looking at it is: ‘you have what you need, if someone else doesn’t—fuck them! Worry about your needs and screw the needs of others. They are betting that most seniors will worry mostly about themselves and not care at all about he needs of their fellow citizens.
This letter is a part of a fight-back strategy for those who benefit from the present health care system—a system based on the greed of big pharma and the belief that insurance companies have the right to profit off of the illness of others. Their profit margins are all that matter to them. Human life has no value to them at all.
Millions of Americans may die way before they need to because the US
We knew something like this was coming. We knew that those profiting from insurance and sky high pharmacy prices were planning to attack the idea of “Medicare for all.” It is important that we become aware of such tactics and try to counter them.
We need to attack the insurance companies directly. They need to go. They are parasites and although a lot of people in this country “like their insurance” They do not realize how unnecessary those entities are. They need to be educated to the idea that insurance companies exist to take money out of the medical system and they provide no other needs. We also need to remind people that there is a reason they can’t afford the medicines their doctor prescribes.
This battle won’t be easy, but many people are fed up with a medical system where they can’t afford the medicines their doctors prescribe them. The insurance companies and big pharma will try and confuse people with ideas meant to kill health care reform. We need to fight back and we need to fight back hard. Everyone needs to take part. If you receive one of these letters, send the envelope back with cat poop rather than money.
Let’s fight back! The battle is on!
