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Arnold does his part to keep Americans sick and broke.

In three parts:

1. Terminator kills Californians’ bid for universal health care with SB 840 veto, appears unaware of the difference between socialized medicine and single-payer insurance.

Arnold Schwarzenegger
September 5, 2006

I commend Sen. Sheila Kuehl’s commitment and dedication to providing health care coverage for all Californians, but I must veto Senate Bill 840 because I cannot support a government-run health care system.

Socialized medicine is not the solution to our state’s health care problems.

http ://www.healthcareforall.org/kuehl.html

2. Aetna CEO rakes in annual compensation > $30 million. Now that’s free-market efficiency!

http ://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/12/NBHZ.html

3. According to Census Bureau stats released today, the number of uninsured as well as those slipping into poverty continues to rise.

Today, the Census Bureau announced its income, poverty and health insurance data for 2005. This data shows a serious erosion of income and health care security for working Americans. In this analysis, income and health insurance information from 2005 is compared to that from 2000 - the year before the last recession - to assess changes over the last five years.

The results are bleak: The number of uninsured Americans increased significantly, climbing to 46.6 million in 2005, up 6.8 million since 2000. Compared to 2000, median income is 2.7 percent lower in real terms, and 5.4 million more are living in poverty.

http://www.americanprogress.org/site/apps/s/custom.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=2041963