News Flash: 123 Americans Dead, No WikiLeaks Connection

[kpete]

Published on Thursday, December 2, 2010 by CommonDreams.org
News Flash: 123 Americans Dead, No WikiLeaks Connection

by Donna Smith

Today, in cites and states across the United States, 123 people died because they lacked enough money to buy healthcare services. That brings the annual death toll for 2010 to 41,082.

WikiLeaks had nothing to do with the deaths of the 123 people who died today or any of the 41,082 who died so far this year.

The 123 who died today did so with the full knowledge of all who allowed their deaths. The 123 who died today might have lived if they had access to appropriate healthcare. The 123 who died got no mention on any news program or website – liberal, conservative or otherwise. So much for the value of 123 human lives.

We Americans have become so conditioned to the cruelty of our profit-driven healthcare system that the death of 123 of our fellow human beings doesn’t even warrant the same coverage as the potential sale of Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics for “The Times They are a Changing.” Something is ridiculous about thinking that Dylan’s lyrics might bring $200,000 - $300,000 from some wealthy buyer who might have funded some healthcare and saved a few lives today. What’s changed, Bob?

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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/12/02

[peacetalksforall]

1. Someone should create a Deathtoll' counter like the 'costofwar.com' counter. Or,

better yet, a death-dollar counter to follow the maximum proft health dollars that will go to the health industry lobbyists, hospitals, insurance companies because of those deaths. Call it something dramatic like the sick-suck counter for eliminating the sick and sucking about the benefits. Maybe more bluntness will work on those with the sick and dying profit addiction.