Poems to the Editor
By Don Stechschulte
Health care, Health care is it something you’ve got?
For 45 million Americans, the answer’s, NOT!
Forty-five million is a number that’s hard to see,
It equals the population of 26 states and Washington, DC.
You say we have a system, a system that’s the best
Why is it we’re so far behind so many of the rest?
Among developed countries, in Europe and the East,
You’d think we’d rank much higher, in the top 10 at least!
But when WHO takes a closer look, our system’s not too sporty
We rank somewhere at the bottom, close to number 40.
Our citizens don’t live as long as European friends
We spend more than twice as much, for lives that too soon end.
Obama wants to fix the system, bring everyone to the table
The one option’s not included, is the only one that’s able
To cover everyone, meet everybody’s needs,
It’s the single payer option, but the powerful don’t heed.
What most Americans truly want is when no one is left out,
A system that works for all, that’s what it’s all about.
In times gone by, when change was wanted, it never came from those in power;
It came as a result of gathered voices of those who refused to cower.
Senate committees now disrupted by those who want to state
It’s not fair when only the “entrenched” get the chance to debate.
What the people want is not considered a worthy option today
They don’t give us the opportunity, at least to have our say.
It’s time to stand and raise a ruckus, so that all may see the light.
Health care first and foremost is a basic human right!
Chants for the Senate sub-committee and other opportunities for protest
Hey Hey, shine the light, health care’s a basic human right!
Hey Hey, Ho, Ho, for-profit health insurance has to go!