The trash legislation that Congress is producing is the direct consequence of the Democratic Party being dominated by giant corporations " in this case the health care industry. The two-party system is the political system of the corporate elite, who switch party affiliations when they find it convenient; many of them throw equal money at both parties.
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crucial prop in this broken political system needs to be removed and organized
under its own strength. If the unions took their support from the
Democrats, organized their members and resources into a new political party,
and aggressively pushed reforms that benefited the majority of working-class
Americans, U.S. democracy would be tremendously strengthened.
Medicare could not only be saved, but expanded to everyone from
birth to death and be considered a fundamental human right.
Shamus Cooke is a social service worker, trade unionist, and writer for Workers Action (www.workerscompass.org). He can be reached at shamuscook@yahoo.com
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