Health costs destroying our economy
National health plan only way to protect workers and employers
Detroit News
April 14, 2006
By James P. Hoffa, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Our nation’s health care system is broken. America must act now.
Health care costs are destroying our nation’s economic edge. The cards are stacked against American companies as they try to compete with low-cost, low-wage foreign producers.
The only real solution to this crisis is national health care. Meeting such a basic need should not force government budgets, companies and workers into the red. As the crisis grows, more and more Americans, workers and corporate leaders alike, are calling for government action.
We invite General Motors, Delphi, Sikorsky, UTC, Waste Management and other corporations to stop fighting against us and start fighting along side us.
It’s time for all Americans to join this fight for a country that rewards hard work and where working families don’t have to choose between going to the doctor and paying the rent.
Comment:
By Don McCanne, M.D.
The crescendo of the drum beat is now almost deafening. Isn’t it time?