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Letter: Nationalized Health Care Print E-mail
Written by JL, U.S. Air Force, Active Duty   
Monday, 14 April 2008

In this letter, JL describes the free healthcare he has been getting in the military, pointing out that the military can do well in providing free healthcare in spite of its poor and bureaucratic management.  He then goes on to explain how large sums of money are wasted through insurance companies.

In short, if the military can provide free healthcare, there is no reason why the US government cannot. 

 
Letter: Blue Cross of Rhode Island Turns to Subscribers To Pay Its Corruption Fine Print E-mail
Written by A.B. Blunt in Providence, RI   
Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Blue Cross Blue ShieldBitter denunciations of monopolistic greed poured from the podium at a public hearing in Providence on January 17th. Subscribers in the “direct pay” class of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island hoped these words would block a rate-increase request filed with the state Health Insurance Commissioner in November, 2007. If the commissioner approves the request, as many fear he will, subscribers will face an average rate increase of 12.7 percent in their monthly premiums.

Rhode Islanders traveled on one of the coldest nights of the winter to attend the hearing in downtown Providence.  Following opening arguments from the Blue Cross attorney and then the assistant state Attorney General, a Blue Cross subscriber and attorney by profession was the first to speak. Testifying on the excessive costs of health care for himself and his family, as well as the rising cost of food, gasoline, and heating oil, the speaker demonstrated the hardship he and his family would suffer if rates were to increase. The men and women who followed him testified to the same troubles, and in words of desperation, disgust, and outrage, implored the commission to deny the rate increase.

 
Letters: Re: Mercenaries in Iraq Print E-mail
Written by Joe   
Sunday, 27 January 2008
In this brief letter, Joe shows his interest in a previous SA article on contractors in Iraq and explains why mercenaries cannot be controlled like a regular army.
 
Letter from a Young Worker: Would you Like Butter on That? Print E-mail
Written by Roberto Carlos   
Friday, 25 January 2008
In this letter, Roberto Carlos depicts his experience working in a movie theater and the problems young workers have to put up with on a regular basis.
 
Letters: Why I Joined the WIL Print E-mail
Written by Michael Broumas   
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
In this letter, Michael Broumas explains his background and how events and the IMT's orientation to the traditional working class organzations persuaded him to join the WIL.
 
Letters: The War, Prisons, and the Economy Print E-mail
Written by Bud Deraps   
Wednesday, 19 December 2007
In this letter, Bud Deraps makes note of the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) joining with the Military Industrial Complex (PIC), making huge profits in the process.  The increasing number of private prisons, laws made to fill them up more easily, and corporate interest in prison labor are noted as well.
 
Letters: UAW Dissidents Stand Up Print E-mail
Written by Chris Ryan   
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
In this letter, Chris Ryan explains the role of dissidents in the past, noting how their sacrifices have brought gains.  He notes that there are those called dissidents that opposed the new Chrysler contract, and that these dissidents and other workers must unite to overcome the failures that a are a product of workers' disunity.
 
Letter from New York Print E-mail
Written by TT   
Friday, 02 November 2007
In this letter, TT describes his background and his interest in the WIL. 
 
Letter from PA’s Coal Country Print E-mail
Written by Nick B.   
Sunday, 05 August 2007
This is a letter from Nick B., indicating that he has been considering joining the WIL, and wants to discuss this with WIL comrades.  He also makes note of his background and the necessity of practice. 
 
Letter: “So the Dems split their vote to once again keep the war funds and war carnage flowing.” Print E-mail
Written by Bob Witaek   
Tuesday, 03 July 2007
A party in opposition to the war would have a 100% or very near solid block against the funding.  That the vote split is only politics.  This tactic only confuses those who refuse to take the proper step of  completely dumping that pro-war institution  known as the “Democratic Party.”
 
Letter: Unsafe Conditions in White Collar Workplaces Print E-mail
Written by Martin Christiansen   
Monday, 07 May 2007
Often times when I worked at FedEx, with its rampant disregard for worker safety, I pondered how nice and healthy it would be to work in an office environment, not having to worry about things like a limb getting maimed by unprotected machinery, inhalation of harmful chemical fumes or exposure to level 3 radioactive materials in heavy lead containers.  Of course, my reality perception was given a twist once I began working at the local newspaper in the Art Dept. 
 

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