Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Governor Tom Corbett just won't stop!

I received this email this morning from PA Health Access Corp. More outrage. Not just fracking on college campuses and cutting all school budgets, but giving money to businesses, who give him campaign money and support fucking fracking!

Governor Corbett is still set on taking your health care money and giving it to businesses.

What's particularly shocking is the type of program he wants to establish. The 'Liberty Loan' fund would give businesses cash so they don't have to borrow from the banks, like you or I would. Six other lending programs like it already exist. You know what doesn't exist? Six other options for people who lost their adultBasic health coverage.

This ridiculous proposal would take $220 million from the Tobacco Settlement Fund (TSF) - a fund that through an act of the legislature (Act 77 of 2011) was established to go towards programs like the former adultBasic.

TSF money traditionally and appropriately goes to adult health, uncompensated care for hospitals, cancer research, home and community-based care for Seniors. It was never meant to go to businesses.

The Pennsylvania House already passed their budget and, unfortunately, theirs took the TSF money away from health care. Call your State Rep and tell their office you're disappointed in the House budget for not protecting the TSF. Tell your State Senator to protect the TSF in their budget and say No to "Liberty" Loans.

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