Single Payer Rally in Seattle - Democratic Underground

maryf

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Sun May-31-09 12:54 PM
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Single Payer Rally in Seattle

Lots of actions on single payer this week, this one was big...

Seattle Times
May 31, 2009

Thousands hit Seattle streets seeking changes to health care
By Katherine Long
Seattle Times staff reporter

The crowd was mostly Democratic, but that didn't stop them from
shouting down Sen. Patty Murray's general remarks about the need for
health-care reform with a more specific call for a single-payer health-
insurance system.

Thousands joined a health-care rally and later a mellow, slow-moving
parade in downtown Seattle, complete with belly dancers, drums, air
horns, children, bicycles and lots of signs, both mass-produced and
hand-drawn.

Many said they wanted a single-payer national health-insurance system
— the type of insurance that's widely used in Europe and Canada.

Organizers put the crowd size at 3,500. Seattle police gave an
estimate of 2,500 as of 1 p.m. — although the crowd seemed to grow as
the day wore on.

More than 190 organizations endorsed the rally, including dozens of
unions, women's organizations, health-care workers and churches.

Many protesters said health-care changes are needed now because so
many people have no health care, whether that's because their employer
no longer offers it, it's too expensive or because they're unemployed.

"The system is broken, and it's going to be so complex to fix it that
we might as well tear it up and start over," said Larry Neilson, a
Seattle medical transcriptionist, echoing a common sentiment.

more at link

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2009282093_healthmarch31m.html

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stevedeshazer

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Sun May-31-09 01:02 PM
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1. I love Seattle

Way to go, neighbors.

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Mythsaje

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Sun May-31-09 01:10 PM
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2. I love Seattle... at a distance.

I HATE driving in Seattle.

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NYC_SKP

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Sun May-31-09 01:12 PM
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3. Really?

I always compare it favorably to driving in other metro areas.

Don't even try to drive in the SF Bay Area, DC, LA, or NYC!

:hi:

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Mythsaje

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Sun May-31-09 01:15 PM
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4. I live in Tacoma... Easiest city I've ever driven in.

No one actually needs to drive in SF or NYC.

Seattle Metro buses suck.

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NYC_SKP

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Sun May-31-09 01:24 PM
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5. True of NYC, lived there 8 years sans car...

But traffic sucks nonetheless.

And some people have to use a vehicle, contractors for example.

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stevedeshazer

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Sun May-31-09 07:54 PM
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6. I like Tacoma a lot.

It's unjustly maligned.

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BlooInBloo

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Sun May-31-09 07:58 PM
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9. Um.... *nobody* likes Tacoma a lot.

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stevedeshazer

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Sun May-31-09 08:29 PM
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10. No worries. It'll be gone when Big Tahoma blows it's stack.

;)

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BlooInBloo

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Sun May-31-09 07:57 PM
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7. Living next to downtown solves that issue.

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BlooInBloo

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Sun May-31-09 07:58 PM
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8. Cool - wonder if that was at Westlake?

(right next to my office)

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