The Democrats try hard to tell you that insurance companies and Republicans are in bed together. They always try to make it seem as if they don’t take any money either and they are the party of the people. This is a bunch of crap, and is a total lie!
So I thought it would be fun to inform, and piss you off at the same time. There is an amazing book out there called “The Blue Pages.” (ISBN: 978-0-9817091-4-7) It lists political contributions, by party, to every major company in every major sector of the US economy. Just as a teaser before we get started, the total amount of political contributions by these 15 following major health insurance companies is $9,136,510 and lobbying totals $60,181,929.
Aetna, Inc.
Democratic Contributions: $390,962
Republican Contributions: $336,795
Lobbying: $4,125,280
Assurant Health
Democratic Contributions: $180,900
Republican Contributions: $191,697
Lobbying: $3,556,000
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Democratic Contributions: $1,543,570
Republican Contributions: $1,666,331
Lobbying: $25,586,969
CIGNA Corporation
Democratic Contributions: $164,635
Republican Contributions: $293,460
Lobbying: $2,481,436
Coventry Health Care, Inc.
Democratic Contributions: $49,000
Republican Contributions: $49,850
Lobbying: $1,300,000
Golden Rule
Democratic Contributions: $0
Republican Contributions: $256
Lobbying: $0
Health Net, Inc.
Democratic Contributions: $187,745
Republican Contributions: $124,723
Lobbying: $4,055,200
Health Partners, Inc.
Democratic Contributions: $47,744
Republican Contributions: $10,010
Lobbying: $104,962
Highmark, Inc.
Democratic Contributions: $9,300
Republican Contributions: $9,850
Lobbying: $574,137
Humana, Inc.
Democratic Contributions: $227,950
Republican Contributions: $375,900
Lobbying: $2,628,945
Kaiser Permanente
Democratic Contributions: $499,700
Republican Contributions: $78,702
Lobbying: $595,000
I find this one especially encouraging when you add in the facts that Kaiser has illegally canceled individual insurance policies, is currently being sued for nonpayment to emergency room treatment of HMO patients, and is being sued for discrimination against children with Autism. This company has the greatest disparity of contribution between the two parties, and it is skewed toward the Democrat party.
PacifiCare Health Systems
Democratic Contributions: $2,500
Republican Contributions: $5,100
Lobbying: $0
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
Democratic Contributions: $954,813
Republican Contributions: $616,571
Lobbying: $9,774,000
Vanguard Health Systems
Democratic Contributions: $73,350
Republican Contributions: $61,600
Lobbying: $50,000
Wellpoint, Inc.
Democratic Contributions: $319,970
Republican Contributions: $663,526
Lobbying: $5,350,000
Out of curiosity, are you noticing a theme here? No one is being honest in this debate. This is why doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING until after 2010 is the right thing to do. We cannot, and should not trust these crooks in WADC.
So how does this break down over these 15 companies.
Contributions to Democrats: $4,652,139
Contributions to Republicans: $4,484,371
Total Lobbying: $60,181,929
This is not about health care reform. This current bill is about power, control, and I would assume for some making even more money at the expense of our continual bickering across party lines. The bottom line is this; we need to remove our rulers in WADC and put in citizen politicians we can trust. Real health care reform looks nothing like the crap that is being pushed through Washington. Doing something IS NOT better than doing nothing when you can’t trust those in power.
Donate to the political campaigns of those who are opposing the representatives that voted for this health care bill. In Missouri the three Democrats that must be defeated are Emanuel Cleaver, Russ Carnahan, and William Lacy Clay.
Jacob Turk is running against US Representative Emanuel Cleaver in Kansas City. You can donate to his campaign here: http://www.turkforcongress.org/
Ed Martin is running against Russ Carnahan over in St. Louis. You can donate to his campaign here: http://edmartinforcongress.com/
As far as I am aware there is no stated opponent for William Lacy Clay near St. Louis.
Freedom’s hour of need is upon us. Ignorance is not bliss, it’s dereliction of your civic duty. Will you be one of the many American’s who continue to stand idly by and place more emphasis on the small issues of your life, or will you acknowledge the bigger issues, get active and get involved? It does matter and you can make a difference.
Musings from Clay County Missouri 