[Peace-discuss] 1, 2, many FAAs: let's ask Congress to protect cancer clinics

[David Johnson]

 the Pentagon, aid to Israel,

Of course.

These two show the priorities of the ruling class, because these two exceptions to the sequester cuts are definitely not on the top ten list of the majority of the American people.

David J.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Naiman 
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  Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 6:31 PM
  Subject: [Peace-discuss] 1, 2,many FAAs: let's ask Congress to protect cancer clinics


  So far, the following have gotten sequester fixes: the Pentagon, aid to Israel, meat inspectors/agribusiness, air traffic controllers/airlines.



  It seems to me that the more fixes there are, the more ridiculous the whole Obama strategy of torturing the public with sequester into accepting Social Security cuts in the Grand Bargain looks. The more exceptions, the more ridiculous the "across the board" story appears.


  So it's in the interest of the masses that there be as many exceptions as possible.


  Therefore, as soon as anyone comes up with a plausible story for an exception, everyone should pile on. Meat inspectors! Absolutely! Air traffic controllers! Absolutely! 



  In this light, I offer you: cancer clinics.


  Cancer clinics: Our cuts from sequester needed earlier remedy than FAA’s
  http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/medicare/296509-cancer-clinics-our-cuts-from-sequester-needed-earlier-remedy-than-faas 



  A particular argument for it: the big picture story was supposed to be that the sequester was supposed to exempt Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. But apparently cancer treatment has turned out to be an exception, because of the way Medicare decided to calculate the cut to providers in this case.   


  A second argument: making people go to hospitals instead of clinics costs the government more money.


  Here is an alert

  http://www.communityoncology.org/site/blog/detail/2013/04/29/send-congress-a-message-you-fixed-flight-delays-now-save-cancer-care.html




  -- 
  Robert Naiman
  Policy Director
  Just Foreign Policy
  www.justforeignpolicy.org
  naiman at justforeignpolicy.org





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