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 AIG is trying to get former chief Maurice “Hank” Greenburg to pay back over 4.3 billion dollars in stock that he took when he was fired from the company according to a report in. Yahoo News
The debate is on, but the best option, in my opinion and that of many other people in this country, is being ignored as much as possible by Congress and even the White House. The issue is health care reform. The option being avoided in the debate - universal, single-payer health care, or Medicare for everyone. And this is in spite of the fact that many Americans, including activists and health care professionals, are in favor of it. According to an article by David Swanson, writing for Truthout.org on Friday, June 12, 2009, universal, single-payer is the only solution consistently favored by a majority of Americans in various polls. And in spite of the fact that Mr. Swanson reports that John Conyers' single-payer health care plan, HR676, now has 80 House members supporting it. That is more solid support than any other plan on the table at this time!
Various sources report that the number of uninsured Americans is now around 45 million people. I'll bet that the number is much higher because our government has long had a policy of under reporting bad news. I would hazard to guess that most self-employed people don't have health insurance, including a significant percentage of farmers. Most small businesses don't offer health insurance. And many large companies don't either. In fact, the July/August issue of AARP Magazine, in an article titled: 8 Myths About Health Care Reform, reports that from 2000 to 2005 nearly 266,000 companies dropped their employees' health care coverage. I'll wager that many more large companies would like to drop their health insurance plans to help the company's bottom line on behalf of the major stock holders and the CEO!
And these embarrassing statistics describe what is said to be the richest, if not the best country in the world in which to live! And this is in spite of the fact that we spend more on health care than any other country in the world! Again citing the article in the AARP Magazine, in 2009 we will spend an estimated $2.6 trillion, or $8300.00 per person, even though lots of persons are probably doing without - until they end up in an emergency room!
Click, "read more" below, and I'll make my case for: why I think we don't have what Canada, England and almost all of Europe offers their citizens. In the next article, I will discuss why we should have single payer health care.
Look to the left - there's something new in the "Member Options" column . Yesterday, "submit a story" became available to members of our WKJPI community....
I'm excited about this feature. Here's a chance for you budding journalists to write your own stories and share your photos.
Louisville union activist Kay Tillow says a near empty collection jar she saw in a restaurant symbolizes the unfairness of America’s private health care system.
“It had a sign that said, ‘Eric and Misty need help. Eric has come down with lymphoma and can no longer work and afford health care. Can you help?’
“There were just a few dollars in the jar. No family should be allowed to go under because they can’t afford health care.”
U.S. / POLITICS | June 10, 2009
Democrats Nearing Consensus on Health Plan
By ROBERT PEAR
Leaders in both chambers said they wanted to establish a new public health insurance program, which would compete with private insurers.
Jeanie Embry and supporters of single payer health care are organizing for an uphill battle to pass HR 676. Health care in America ranks high on cost, low on results.
Jennifer Smith had twelve years to test the Canadian health care system. What she found and what the television ads opposing universal health care in the US are two very different things. Here's her take on Canadian health care.
UFCW Local 227, Teamsters Local 89, Jefferson County Teachers Association (JCTA), UFCW IN-KY State Council, UFCW Distillery Workers Council, UFCW Chemical Workers Council and Teamsters Joint Council 94 endorsed Attorney General Jack Conway for U.S. Senate.
The Conway campaign's press release follows.
Linda Blackford and the Lexington Herald have been looking at the Kentucky League of Cities books lately.
WARNING: Take two pain killers and practice deep breathing before reading the whole thing. League prospers as cities struggle
As cities have laid workers off, Lovely, who came to the League as a lawyer in 1988, has seen her compensation package grow to $315,000 — a 25.5 percent increase since 2006. She drives a BMW SUV provided by the League and, when she travels, her husband, Bernard Lovely, often goes with her at the expense of the organization.
By: Carla Hildebrandt, Wickliffe Mounds Park Manager
Wickliffe Mounds is now publishing a newsletter online and by email. The story below is one of the things going on..
 In February and March, local Boy Scout, Shane Davis, from Ballard County Troop 66, worked on the requirements for attaining his Eagle Scout rank. Shane chose to make and install interpretive signs identifying several trees and plants situated around the park for visitors to see.
 Gov. Beshear adds Nascar, Breeder's Cup, bridges, small business incentives to Special Session agenda: "Economic incentives, bridges legislation will create jobs, spur investment.."
ROUND TWO
Beshear: Gaming necessary to help save horse industry
VLTs would be limited to tracks, provide needed revenues
Chief of Police Tracy House was at the City Council meeting yesterday evening. After the meeting, the Chief shared a picture of a copperhead that he’d taken that day when he stopped to ask a youngster over on East Clay Street what he was looking at.
Our friend, Berry Craig of Paducah, labor guy, television host, college professor and journalist is writing for The Rural Democrat. Berry has a new book out that I am enjoying as I “work” (cough, cough) to review it. True Tales of Old Time Kentucky Politics: Bombast, Bourbon and Burgoo is a book with a tremendously amusing cover has even more interesting stuff inside. A review will be out soon. I need to find out who wins in the end.
 Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-1st KY) issued a press release today laying to rest the speculation that he is running for Senator Jim Bunning's seat. It doesn't end speculation that he may look at the governor's race in 2012.
Whitfield cites as his reason West Kentucky should keep him in the seat he has held for years that : "With our economy still reeling and controversial energy legislation being pushed forward that will have an enormous impact on Kentuckians, a strong voice to represent the First District in Washington is more important than ever."
Since incumbents win 99% of the time and there isn't a Democrat's name even being floated, Mr. Whitfield looks like a sure bet to win another term in Congress.
MSU engineering and physics students developed “Murr-E”
Autonomous robot that can sort beverage products
 The PSC today further extended the time for residents of far western Kentucky to continue using area code 270, basing the decision on new data from the agency that distributes telephone numbers.The optional use of area code 364 will now take effect on Jan. 1, 2012, 21 months later than the previous implementation date of April 1 of next year.
“A number of factors have combined to greatly reduce the demand for new phone numbers,” PSC Chairman David Armstrong said. “If this trend continues, it is quite possible that a new area code in western Kentucky will be postponed for a considerable time.”
Area code 364 is to cover the western portion of the current area code 270, which includes the cities of Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Murray and Paducah.
Editor's Note: This letter from Middlesboro resident was sent to the Middlesboro Daily News. It is reprinted here with her permission. Romell was one of several Middlesboro water customers whose request to intervene was recently denied by the PSC.
UTILITIES, INC. CUSTOMERS
IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO HAVE YOUR SAY
ABOUT A 50.8% INCREASE
ON YOUR WATER BILL!
The Kentucky Public Service Commission, the PSC, hasn’t decided to give the water company what it wants-yet. Local residents who asked to intervene and express why we objected to this 50.8% increase were denied because the PSC decided we could not add anything that the Attorney General in Frankfort did not know...
 GM will shed 20,000 jobs in bankruptcy, closing seven plants in Michigan and in states east of the Mississippi River. Kentucky’s Corvette plant will not be one of them. The stock market today took the news of GM’s bankruptcy in its usual incomprehensible fashion. It rose over 200 points to almost wipe out the losses from the beginning of 2009. Oil is up. The dollar is down and manufacturing, while down, is not down as much as predicted. GM and Citigroup were booted off the Dow – which will make the Dow look a lot better without those losers pulling down the industrial average. CNN Money
As usual, Wall Street reacts counterintuitively to Main Street. Bad news for American workers means good news for American traders.
Go figure
Statement from Gov. Steve Beshear on GM announcement
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 1, 2009)—“We’ve been in communication with GM today and anticipate GM will continue to produce the Corvette as they have for years right here in Kentucky. We will do whatever we can as a state to ensure the viability and longevity of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant...
R ep. Jody Richards said this morning that as far as he and local leaders know, the Corvette plant in Bowling Green won't be one of the plants closed in the GM bankruptcy proceeding.
"City and county officials and I are monitoring the situation closely." Richards said, "We are keeping our fingers crossed."
This is the statement the White House issued last night on the GM bankruptcy.
"The President made clear throughout this process that every one of the Company’s stakeholder would be expected to sacrifice, and that none would receive special treatment because of the involvement of the government. The resulting agreement is tough but fair, and has garnered broad support from GM’s major stakeholders:.."
Columbus-Belmont State Park in Columbus made the list of top 100 campgrounds for the second year in a row. Other Western Kentucky Parks were also recognized by ReserveAmerica.
Graves County's Wingo Elementary became one of only four Kentucky schools to be recognized nationally as a Green and Healthy School. ..To earn this honor, Wingo Elementary students and staff worked together to complete nine inventories and nine SMART goals for each inventory. The school created a Green Team of staff members and C.H.I.E.F.S., an after school environmental club.
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