Astronaut Gets Sucked Through A Wormhole From Alternative Universe Where Apple Has A Monopoly On Computers But The Health-Care System Runs Well
About a year ago we published an article, Alternative Universe Is Discovered That Is Exactly Like Earth Except Rock And Roll Is Unpopular And Polka Music Is The Rave. It was about astronaut Jeral Googorston's experience getting sucked through a worm hole from an alternative universe that was exactly like this universe-- expect the alternative universe has polka wherever we have rock and roll. Now another astronaut has come out of the closet. Zebenhouser Verilstiener says he had a similar experience that astronaut Jeral Googerston had during a routine space walk only 5 months ago. When he returned to earth he couldn't believe how advanced all the computers were.
Verilstiener told his story, "I thought I was nuts. In my universe Apple manufactures all computers and they're outrageously expensive. Color computers cost 6000 bucks and flat LCD screens just came out about a year ago. But many people still love Apple. The Apple fans attest that their computers are brilliant, work well, and they are elegant. They believe and don't question that a computer that was advanced here in 1993 is worth $6000--and that $6000 only includes the bare-bones operating system. All other software is outrageously expensive--$800 for example, for a word-processing program. In my universe Apple got the rights to manufacture everything and patents on virtually all computer technology.
"Apple came out with a mouse 1984 in both universes and some years later the PC followed and Apple sued. In this universe Apple lost the lawsuit because it was invented by Xerox--Apple was just the first to incorporate it big time. In my universe Apple actually won the lawsuit in 1990 against Microsoft and put out them out of business. Apple went on to buy the rights to the central processing chip technology, RAM and many other things. There are various computer parts manufacturers but they all seem to have a way of controlling the costs of things just like your medical health insurance cartel does here.
"Other countries, believing a computerized society is beneficial, have passed laws restricting the outrageous profits of the Apple cartel, and have refused to honor Apple's patents. Thus they opened the computer industry to more competition and lowered the costs by half of what Americans pay. Many people in my universe say that American industry cannot compete internationally because of the high cost of computers. Everything costs more in my universe. For example, If you go to an ATM machine--and people only do that when banks are closed--you get a $10 charge because Apple controls the banking industry computers that have outrageous costs. Only rich people use email. The Internet is used only by wealthy corporations and institutions--and it is where you guys were at in 1993. Apple fetishists were drooling over Steve Jobs just before my worm hole mix-up. He made a presentation about a new book-sized 2 mega-pixel digital camera going on sale for $3000.
"Meanwhile in my universe the health system runs great in the US and worldwide. Years ago in my universe the AMA and the government saw there may be a doctor and nurse shortage in the future. So they enabled free medical education to talented nursing and medical students. Their tuition: A year of service in a government military and/or veteran hospitals and a lifetime of one day a week of free medical service to poor people. This worked very well because it is a manifestation the Hippocratic oath. Even doctors and nurses who did not need the government education funding still by tradition give one day a week of free medical service to the poor. And while you have doctors that make a lot of money here in my universe they still make a lot of money. But no one makes over $200,000. Most doctors make less in my universe but they pay no malpractice insurance. If you screw up in my universe you lose your license and possibly go to jail. The victim gets compensated just like person on disability does--through social security. If you are injured on a job is that not as bad as a medical mistake? Lawyers have no incentive to sue because there will be no increased percentage compensation in making a bad doctor go to jail.
"So you see there are similarities between your computer manufacturing and our medical system, and also similarities between our computer manufacturing and your medical insurance industrial complex. Your computer industry and our medical system had an incentive to increase efficiency and service. We increased doctors and cut expenses. You increased computer business by making them cheap for everyone which stimulated constant improvement. Meanwhile our computer monopoly has no incentive to make things cheap. They make more by charging more--there is no Apple alternative. Likewise your medical insurance monopoly has no incentive to make things cheap. Your insurance industry makes more if the costs are higher. They do not fight outrageous prices because they just pass on the premiums to the consumer. And if their profit is a percentage of the total monetary intake higher prices mean more profit. The public option in my universe works on cost cutting and lowering premiums. That is why the insurance companies in your universe got their thousands of lobbyists to get their hacks in congress to kill the public option. Likewise in my universe there was a plan to help out poor people and businesses with a tax break to develop a Linux computer system. But Apple killed it by getting people to think it would be a socialist government takeover of the computer industry. They got the Linux system kicked out of congress. Instead they will make it mandatory that all computer purchasers buy Apple, and the government will subsidize lower income computer buyers. So you guys have the government forcing people to buy private insurance and in my universe they will enforce people to buy Apple computers with no alternative government sponsored Linux system. People are saying this is socialist in both universes. But government favor of private industry is actually fascist.
"So how is the health care system in my universe financed? If you smoke, don't exercise and eat bad food you pay more--about $150 monthly. If you exercise, eat well and use no drugs you pay about $50 bucks monthly. So there is similarity between your universe's computer industry and my universe's medical system. Here you pay less for a computer that works well--that is, healthy. You have a choice to buy a computer that gives the most bang for the buck. Likewise in my universe you pay less for your care if you are also healthy. There is a tax on junk food. Soda pop costs more than wine. (Wine in moderation is healthy.) Who do you pay? Actually in America in my universe there is a public option. In most states they are like public utilities. No one complains much about public utilities in your universe. Who says that electricity, phone, sewer, water and garbage price regulation is socialist except for extreme libertarians? And do even extreme libertarians support monopolies? So I don't get your tea party stupidity and paranoia about a government takeover in your universe. But no one in my universe complains about government control of medical payments because everyone is free to buy private insurance if they want. Only time will tell if your system here in this universe will turn out to actually regulate the insurance monopoly to the public's benefit, or if the medical industrial industrial complex will continue swindling the American public via the new (fascist?) laws enacted this last week."
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Comments
There are some potentially very good things in the healthcare legislation. Especially with the reconciliation fix's. The Democrats, Bernie Sanders and the Whitehouse did a GREAT! job of fighting to produce the best healthcare legislation that they could. They have earned all our strong support. And we should give it to them.
But it was your relentless pressure and hard work that made the difference. Whatever good comes from this healthcare legislation, America and the peoples of the World will have each of you to thank. You were smart, creative, courageous and relentless. You fought together for the best legislation possible. And when you had to, you fought alone. No matter who stumbled and fell you continued to push and forge ahead. Fighting for the lives and health of the American people and the World. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOUR-SELVES :-)
It may come to pass that future generations will look back on us and say that we were ALL Americas Greatest Generations. And that healthcare reform was our finest hour. You should be proud of our leaders President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid and the many other Democratic and independent fighters for the people in congress. They proved them-self worthy of the leadership of a GREAT! PEOPLE.
But we are not done yet. This was just the beginning of healthcare reform, not the end. WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, ARE NOT! divided on healthcare legislation. The vast majority of you have been consistently crystal clear that this legislation does not go far enough. You want a strong Government-run Public Option CHOICE!! available to everyone on day one. And you want it NOW! YOU MUST NOT ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL MANDATE TO STAND WITHOUT A STRONG GOVERNMENT-RUN PUBLIC OPTION CHOICE! AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
WE THE PEOPLE have been crystal clear that we want an end to dependence on for-profit healthcare and the for-profit proxies called private for non-profit healthcare. The American people want the CHOICE! of a strong Government-run Public Option to replace their need or dependence on healthcare providers whose primary motivation is profit. Rather than providing the highest quality, easiest accessible and most affordable medically necessary healthcare possible. This is what the rest of the developed World has. And the American people want it too. They want healthcare ASSURANCE! Not, for-profit health insurance. And they want it NOW!
Now is the time to continue the push for a strong Government-run Public Option CHOICE! available to everyone that wants it on day one. Rationally it's clear what we have to do to get this done. SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATS that supported you with a Public Option, and REMOVE as many republicans as you can. Not one republican in congress was willing to step across the isle to support a strong Government-run Public Option CHOICE!! available to everyone on day one. NOT ONE! Let no candidate prevail this November that does not support a Strong Government-run Public Option.
47,000 AMERICANS die each year from lack of healthcare. 120,000 die from treatable illness that don't die in other developed countries. Hundreds of thousands of you are dieing from medical accidents in a rush to profit. And Millions are injured. Millions are driven into bankruptcy. All for the privilege of paying two to three times as much as any other people in the developed world for healthcare. HOGWASH!
Additionally, tens of thousands of you and your children were killed and millions sickened and injured from a terror attack with H1N1 (swine flu). Released on the American people and the World by the for-profit healthcare industry. All in an attempt to panic and frighten you into excepting the oxymoronic criminal enterprise of private for-profit healthcare (The most costly, deadly, dangerous, and disgraceful product sold in America). H1N1 is still sickening people and killing them. Especially children, the young and the middle aged. And there will be a third wave. These are the terrorist you need to worry about the most. Even the so-called international terrorist would not do something so INSANE! But greed driven medical profiteers would and did.
Apparently as far as republicans in GOVERNMENT are concerned, YOU! my fellow Americans - CAN JUST DROP DEAD! Including their own family members. Fools! Hundreds of thousands of you, and possibly millions of you will die from the long-term effects of your infection and poisoning with H1N1.
So my fellow Human Beings. Rest-up, Take good care of the basics (Balanced nutrition, hydration, exercise, rest and POSITIVE emotional supports). Then wade back into the FIGHT! for a strong Government-run Public Option CHOICE! available to everyone on day one. Drug re-importation, Abolishment or strong restrictions on patents for biologic and prescription drugs. And government controlled and negotiated drug and medical cost, NOW! You must take back control of your healthcare system from the Medical Industrial Complex. This is a matter of National and Global security. There can be NO MORE EXCUSES.
God Bless You My Fellow Human Beings. I'm glad to know of you. And proud to be one of you.
See you on the battle field.
Sincerely
jacksmith - WorkingClass :-)
Vivian
Raine