03:48 <+tamara> we’re still a long way from having true public health ins
03:48 <+tamara> if we get something soon, it will be national private ins most likely
03:49 <+tamara> which won’t cover shit and be really crappy
03:50 <+tamara> the US isn’t the land of the free, it’s the land of the greed
03:50 <+tamara> land of the greed and the land of teh God
03:51 <+tamara> actually, i blame tv more than anything else
03:54 <+tamara> the adult american watches 7 hours of tv per day
03:55 <+tamara> figure that same adult american is in the workplace 9 hours a day
03:55 <+tamara> commutes on average 2 hours a day
03:56 <+tamara> there’s no time left for anything else
03:56 <+tamara> where does that average american get their information?
03:57 <+tamara> if they watch the news, in 2-3 minute segments on the news
03:57 <+tamara> newspapers are failing all over the countery
03:58 <+tamara> the company i work for is owned by a huge publishing company, ________. They just announced the selloff of yet another newspaper
03:58 <+tamara> that’s 3 since i started working for them in may
03:59 <+tamara> people make their decisions based upon information they get in 30 second soundbytes on tv
03:59 <+tamara> it’s a proven fact that you can buy votes with advertising
04:00 <+tamara> what kind of government do we have? is it the one we really want?
04:01 <+tamara> is it the best one we can come to with reason and judgement?
04:04 <+tamara> any american who is smart will stop watching tv and start reading the foreign press