Capito Cancer and Raffles for Health Care

September 1, 2011

The workers at the Foodland supermarket in Grantsville, West Virginia are doing a fundraiser this week.
A former cashier at the store — Jane Wease — has breast cancer.
And no health insurance.
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And no income.
One sign at the Foodland reads:
“We are taking donations for our cashier Jane Wease for her breast cancer. She has no insurance or income. All donations will be appreciated. Box at front office. Thanks for your help.”
Then another sign: “Raffle to benefit Jane Wease. Tickets $1.00 each. Or 6 for $5.00. Drawing: September 2, 2011.”
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You will not see this kind of sign in most other western countries.
Only in America.
Why?
Because every other western country has some form of single payer national health care.
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As a birthright, every citizen is covered.
Cradle to grave.
Everyone in.
Nobody out.
But in this country, we hold raffles to raise money for our fellow citizens who are suffering without health insurance.
It’s a disgrace.
It’s a stain on our collective conscience.
Forty five thousand Americans die every year from lack of health insurance.
Not only does our Congresswoman — Shelly Moore Capito — fight against a single payer system that would drive that number to zero.
But she votes for legislation that the Wall Street Journal says would end our public system of health insurance for people over 65 years old.
That’s why I’ve been running ten miles in each of the eighteen counties of Capito’s district.
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Wearing a t-shirt that says — capitoresign.org.
Calling attention to Capito’s betrayal.
This week, I ran through Calhoun, Ripley, Jackson and Roane Counties.
That’s fifteen counties down, three to go.
Sign the petition at capitoresign.org.

The workers at the Foodland supermarket in Grantsville, West Virginia are doing a fundraiser this week. (See the video here.)

A former cashier at the store — Jane Wease — has breast cancer.

And no health insurance.

And no income.

One sign at the Foodland reads:

“We are taking donations for our cashier Jane Wease for her breast cancer. She has no insurance or income. All donations will be appreciated. Box at front office. Thanks for your help.”

Then another sign: “Raffle to benefit Jane Wease. Tickets $1.00 each. Or 6 for $5.00. Drawing: September 2, 2011.”

You will not see this kind of sign in most other western countries.

Only in America.

Why?

Because every other western country has some form of single payer national health care.

As a birthright, every citizen is covered.

Cradle to grave.

Everyone in.

Nobody out.

But in this country, we hold raffles to raise money for our fellow citizens who are suffering without health insurance.

It’s a disgrace.

It’s a stain on our collective conscience.

Forty five thousand Americans die every year from lack of health insurance.

Not only does our Congresswoman — Shelly Moore Capito — fight against a single payer system that would drive that number to zero.

But she votes for legislation that the Wall Street Journal says would end our public system of health insurance for people over 65 years old.

That’s why I’ve been running ten miles in each of the eighteen counties of Capito’s district.

Wearing a t-shirt that says — capitoresign.org.

Calling attention to Capito’s betrayal.

This week, I ran through Calhoun, Ripley, Jackson and Roane Counties.

That’s fifteen counties down, three to go.

Sign the petition at capitoresign.org.