The Americans Who Can’t Wait for a Better Bill

truthdig.com — Some of the men and women rose at 3 a.m. to secure a place at the head of the line that extended a city block or more from the entrance to St. John’s Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles. Visit such a place anywhere in America and you can see why the health care reform bill — as limited as it is — must be passed. The twin evils of unemployment and a weak medical care system have reached deep into the country, leaving working people uninsured and unemployed and lengthening the lines in front of places such as St. John’s.

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