We need to send postcards, letters, and e-mails -and ask friends to do the same- to Sen. Wyden, President Obama and others asking them to support a Public Option. Health Care will swamp the budget if we don't have a public option. Sen. Wyden is not supporting the public option.

Suggestions for what to include in letters you may use or revise to let people understand why the public option is so important (addresses for who to send to follow):

Private insurance companies exist to make a profit. That’s their purpose. There’s no limit on how much CEOs can get paid or on administrative overhead.
70% of the people in the U.S. want a government option to cover HEALTH CARE, not just private insurance companies. Other countries don’t pay for insurance. They pay for health care.

The government runs the military, highways, post office, schools, etc. Medicare has an overhead of 4-5%. Insurance companies have overheads of 17-30%. That means $.30 of every $ goes to administrative costs NOT to doctors or hospitals.

Most people want single payer (except for those who are scared by the millions spent on trying to convince people it won’t work). We are willing to compromise with a public option to keep costs down. Our tax money should go to health care, NOT to big private insurance companies.

President Obama's budget with another link to Oregon - this budget is "proposed" and "not final".

Tue, 07/07/2009 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Join us in the rear meeting room of the Black Forest restaurant for a no host luncheon.

Meetings are held on the First Tuesday of every month.

Meet new friends. Men are always welcome.

Tue, 07/14/2009 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm

CHANGE OF MEETING DAY to the second Tuesday of each month

On the Agenda: TBA