Reply #22: Live in the now.

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We no longer live in the United States of America, but rather, the United Corporations of America.

Since Reagan began the privatization of the American Commons, our public officials are more severely compromised than ever, the dems only slightly less so than the repubs. By the time this bill goes into effect, any small part that protects We the People will be watered down so the Corporations can continue to bleed us dry while reporting spectacular profits. A 10% public option cannot compete with the insurance industry. The public option was designed to fail. There will be no fixing it - not in our favor anyway.

I'm so fucking sick of the "medicare was far from perfect when it was passed" excuse. We've been sold a bill of goods by a government that no longer serves the People.

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Buying Brand Obama

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/05/04

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Barack Obama is a brand. And the Obama brand is designed to make us feel good about our government while corporate overlords loot the Treasury, our elected officials continue to have their palms greased by armies of corporate lobbyists, our corporate media diverts us with gossip and trivia and our imperial wars expand in the Middle East. Brand Obama is about being happy consumers. We are entertained. We feel hopeful. We like our president. We believe he is like us. But like all branded products spun out from the manipulative world of corporate advertising, we are being duped into doing and supporting a lot of things that are not in our interest.