Hillary Clinton has taken more money from the heath care industry, including the pharmaceuticals, than any other politician in Washington, Republicans and Democrats alike. We’re in rah-rah mode right now, and so not scrutinizing candidates from a contribution standpoint. Nor will we.
Democrats don’t think it means anything, her taking all this money from that sector. That’s a kind of willfully blind mentality that goes hand in paw with being a Democrat.
Think back to Hillarycare back in the early 90’s. She proposed that we turn our health care system over to the largest corporations in that field – Aetna, Travelers, and others. But the plan was blown out of the water when smaller health care companies that had been shut out banded together and put together a clever ad campaign, featuring Harry and Louise. It ran in key congressional districts, and pretty well Swiftboated the plan. Just as well.
Hillary and Bill never touched the health care issue again. Never went close to it. That’s their legacy – first they attempted to corporatize the system in total. After that, nothing.
Here’s what I think Hillary’s support from the industry means: They want to be dealt into her plan. Change is inevitable. While progressives have long supported single payer, Hillary will steal the baton and lead us down the road to a top-heavy, overly expensive and heavily subsidized corporate health care system.
That’s what those contributions mean. Contrary to what Hillary tells us, contrary to what Democrats think, that money is speaking to her, and she is listening.
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