The Democratic Divide

The death toll for the Iraq war, which we did not need to fight, is grossly understated. Besides massive Iraqi deaths, it does not take into account the additional deaths of Americans who are being denied health care coverage because of the cost of the war in Iraq - expected to cost well over a trillion dollars before we are finished.

For example, with an estimated 45 million uninsured Americans and an estimated one trillion dollars, the money spent on the Iraq war would average $22,222 per person, enough to pay almost ten years of health coverage for every uninsured person.

The average mortality rate in the U.S. by 2007 estimates is 8.26 per 1,000 population, or 371,700 deaths per year for a population of 45 million. The Kaiser Commission report, published in 2006, estimates the death rate for uninsured could be reduced by 10-15%. (1)

???Research has consistently shown that the lack of insurance ultimately compromises persons??? health because they are less likely to receive preventive care, are more likely to be hospitalized for avoidable health problems, and are more likely to be diagnosed in the late stages of disease. Having insurance
improves health overall and could reduce mortality rates for the uninsured by 10 to 15%.???

That amounts to a reduction in premature deaths ranging from approximately 37,000 to 55,000 per year for the uninsured population. So, each year we are condemning to death, for lack of insurance, a population that approaches the deaths caused by the nuclear attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima that ended the war with Japan.

(1) http://www.illinoiscovered.com/assets/cover_7451.pdf

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Posted By: Drewster @ 01/25/2008 3:41:41 PM

Wow, there is hope after all! I'm encouraged to read so many posts about people seeing through the dirty politics of the Clintons. I also consider myself a life long democrat but if Billary gets the nomination I will be voting REPUBLICAN come November!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: klebrun @ 01/25/2008 2:07:18 PM

The death toll for the Iraq war, which we did not need to fight, is grossly understated. Besides massive Iraqi deaths, it does not take into account the additional deaths of Americans who are being denied health care coverage because of the cost of the war in Iraq - expected to cost well over a trillion dollars before we are finished.

For example, with an estimated 45 million uninsured Americans and an estimated one trillion dollars, the money spent on the Iraq war would average $22,222 per person, enough to pay almost ten years of health coverage for every uninsured person.

The average mortality rate in the U.S. by 2007 estimates is 8.26 per 1,000 population, or 371,700 deaths per year for a population of 45 million. The Kaiser Commission report, published in 2006, estimates the death rate for uninsured could be reduced by 10-15%. (1)

???Research has consistently shown that the lack of insurance ultimately compromises persons??? health because they are less likely to receive preventive care, are more likely to be hospitalized for avoidable health problems, and are more likely to be diagnosed in the late stages of disease. Having insurance
improves health overall and could reduce mortality rates for the uninsured by 10 to 15%.???

That amounts to a reduction in premature deaths ranging from approximately 37,000 to 55,000 per year for the uninsured population. So, each year we are condemning to death, for lack of insurance, a population that approaches the deaths caused by the nuclear attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima that ended the war with Japan.

(1) http://www.illinoiscovered.com/assets/cover_7451.pdf
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Posted By: GOREMAN12 @ 01/24/2008 8:58:40 PM

IT IS APPALLING AND PLAIN CATASTROPHIC TO DEMOCRATS' ONE BIG PROJECT IN NOVEMBER==
GET RID OF GEORGE BUSH AND THE GOP---THE FEUDING BETWEEN CLINTON'S AND OBAMA
IS SOMETHING ORCHESTRATED TO DEAL WITH RACISM WITHOUT DEALING WITH IT--TO MAKE
SURE ENOUGH WHITES ARE SURE BARAK WILL LOSE, SO WHITES GO FOR HILARY. NICE--AS FILTHY AS ANYTHING ROVE DREAMED UP; WE NEED BIG TIME APOLOGY AND RE-DO--OR I FOR ONE--NOT ALONE--WILL STAY HOME OR VOTE FOR THE RANDOM LIBERTARIANS. J MC CORMICK