Comments on: this is what change looks like http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/03/this-is-what-change-looks-like/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fran http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/03/this-is-what-change-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 fran Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:31:38 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=7397#comment-1386 they are indeed! the whole email was beautiful, as was the execution of their communication strategy leading up to the final vote last night. f they are indeed! the whole email was beautiful, as was the execution of their communication strategy leading up to the final vote last night.

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]]> By: Frank Roche http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/03/this-is-what-change-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 Frank Roche Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:53:11 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=7397#comment-1385 Beautiful words: This is what change looks like, Beautiful words: This is what change looks like,

]]> By: fran http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/03/this-is-what-change-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 fran Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:34:59 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=7397#comment-1384 josh, i agree. i just read a super followup post by james fallow at the atlantic (courtesy of @dsjanus) -- why this moment matters. http://bit.ly/cHXk0c f josh, i agree. i just read a super followup post by james fallow at the atlantic (courtesy of @dsjanus) — why this moment matters. http://bit.ly/cHXk0c

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]]> By: Josh Letourneau http://www.freerangecomm.com/2010/03/this-is-what-change-looks-like/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Josh Letourneau Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:26:20 +0000 http://www.freerangecomm.com/?p=7397#comment-1382 This bill is definitely a start. It's not perfect, but it gets the ball rolling - status quo just wasn't cutting it, no pun intended. "arbitrary premium hikes, insurance cancellations, and discrimination against pre-existing conditions will now be gone forever." I pay for healthcare on my own, at ~$400 per month, despite being offered it for free through the VA due to serving in the Marine Corps. Why? Because I don't do free lunches. I ask, however, why my premiums have went up 200% over the last 3 years - I mean, I'm 6'3", 215 lbs at ~7% bodyfat . . . with no health concerns whatsoever. I bike 40 miles a week, lift weights 4-5 days per week,, don't smoke, have a glass of wine or two a week, eat chicken/turkey/fish over red meat, and much prefer healthy salads instead of McDonald's . . . yet my premiums have ballooned through the roof. Why? The Healthcare system is broken - I'm not saying this bill is perfect, but c'mon, anything is better than where we're headed. This bill is definitely a start. It’s not perfect, but it gets the ball rolling – status quo just wasn’t cutting it, no pun intended.

“arbitrary premium hikes, insurance cancellations, and discrimination against pre-existing conditions will now be gone forever.”

I pay for healthcare on my own, at ~$400 per month, despite being offered it for free through the VA due to serving in the Marine Corps. Why? Because I don’t do free lunches.

I ask, however, why my premiums have went up 200% over the last 3 years – I mean, I’m 6’3″, 215 lbs at ~7% bodyfat . . . with no health concerns whatsoever. I bike 40 miles a week, lift weights 4-5 days per week,, don’t smoke, have a glass of wine or two a week, eat chicken/turkey/fish over red meat, and much prefer healthy salads instead of McDonald’s . . . yet my premiums have ballooned through the roof. Why?

The Healthcare system is broken – I’m not saying this bill is perfect, but c’mon, anything is better than where we’re headed.

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