We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.
---Justice Louis Brandeis
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
---Frederick Douglass
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
--Margaret Mead
We believe that access to quality healthcare should be a right for all people. In America healthcare is unaffordable for many. All the other advanced nations in the world believe healthcare is a human right. We can and should adopt Medicare for All. There are efforts to establish it on the federal and on the New York state level. We support both.
The Covid-19 Pandemic Exposes Fatal Health Inequities--The financialization of healthcare has raised its cost and that costs lives.
The Canadian single-payer healthcare system began in one province, Saskatchewan, in 1947. Its population was about 830,000. The program worked and the other provinces adopted similar plans. If we can't get Medicare for All through Congress, why not create it in New York? A plan which works in one state will spread to others and generate pressure to establish it on a national level.
The Campaign For New York Health--They are working to pass the New York Health Act. It would establish Medicare for All in New York . Their website is the best place to go if you want to learn more about this groundbreaking legislation.The Campaign For Health
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Our Healthcare System Is Absurd--This video shows how ridiculous it is.
Senator Rivera Breaks Down The New York Health Act.