George Soros Pledges $5 Million To Bankroll Health Care Reform Push, Group Says

[babylonsister]

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/george-soros-pledges-5-million-to-bankroll-health-care-reform-push-group-says/

George Soros Pledges $5 Million To Bankroll Health Care Reform Push, Group Says


In another sign of the urgency gripping the pro-health care reform camp, billionaire George Soros has pledged to sink $5 million into the fight, the group getting the money confirmed.

Soros — whose operation carefully guards the privacy of such donations — made the pledge to Health Care For America Now, the leading coalition of pro-reform groups, unions and providers, HCAN chief Richard Kirsch confirmed in an email that was forwarded to me.

Kirsch was asked by a prominent liberal blogger to comment for a post on Soros’ $5 million pledge, which the blogger had heard about. “Thanks for the heads up,” Kirsch emailed in reply. “HCAN is pleased to be supported by people and organizations who support our campaign to win quality, affordable health care for all.”

The blogger, who didn’t end up writing about the donation, passed the email along, and an HCAN spokesperson didn’t dispute the email or the figure when I asked about it.

The Soros pledge is noteworthy, because both sides will seize on it. The right will say it shows the real astroturfing is coming from the pro-reform side — billionaire bogeyman Soros is bankrolling this fight!


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[nightrain]

1. I wish he'd donate that amount for services.

[Oregone]

2. Is he heavily invested in health insurance companies?

[babylonsister]

5. If he's willing to bankroll reform, I wonder. He'd be working against

his own interests. Soros might be a lot of things, but stupid isn't one of them.

[Oregone]

6. He wouldn't be working against his interests if the reform boosts private insurance enrollment

(and, if he was invested in private insurance. Two "ifs")

[BuddyBoy]

7. Exactly

And that really makes the most sense because if wanted "reform" to mean Medicare for all Americans, he would have donated a lot more
than five million dollars. Five mill is a "safe" amount for a donation in support of "reform", but it's peanuts if he wanted to
do what most Americans want: see universal medical care, paid for by Government, not private insurance companies.

[Strong Atheist]

9. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[stray cat]

3. And DU will still issue blanket condemnations of all with money

[Coyote_Bandit]

4. while largely remaining

completely ignorant of the needs and challenges of the less fortunate among us.

There are some exceptions of course. There are some here who really understand what it means to live in poverty. Most don't begin to understand the sacrifice, the degredation and the pain that requires.

[SoCalDem]

8. and of course he has to ANNOUNCE it LOUDLY..like waving a red flag at a bull

Do democrats ever just DO something,..without announcing what "they're-a-gonna do"???:grr:

This is one reason why republicans are "successful" at their smear campaigns.. they do not ANNOUNCE what Mellon-Scaiff or Murdoch, or the bazillions of shadow organizations in their midst, are "gonna-do"..

They have deliberately built phony "walls" around their "funders" to create a distance.

Our people dress them up, put
'em in clowncars and hand them bullhorns & squirting flowers:(