Tag: health care
Protesters say quit wars, use money for healthcare
Published October 18, 2009 by the Austin American-Statesman.
By Steven Kreytalk / American-Statesman
They sat in the sun at City Hall Plaza on Saturday and listened to songs protesting war and to speeches declaring health care a human right.
The afternoon rally, attended by more than 120 people, carried a simple message, said organizer Alyssa Burgin of Texans For Peace: "The money we are spending killing people in Afghanistan and Iraq could be better used to save people here in America."
Musician Will T. Massey sang "bring them home, bring them home" while strumming his guitar.
Health premiums rose nearly 5 times faster than income
Published September 16, 2009 by the Austin American-Statesman.
Texan families paid 91.6 percent more for insurance this decade as earnings rose 19.7 percent.
By Mary Ann Roser / The Statesman
A national report released Tuesday says that the health insurance premiums Texas families pay climbed nearly five times faster than their incomes this decade.