I have long claimed that only the poor are stuck with free enterprise, while the rich get all the benefits of socialism. Every once in a while, however, the extremes to which these people consider themselves entitled above the rest of us just boggles the mind!<\/p>\n
\nNews that US swine flu vaccines, meant to be prioritized for the nation’s most vulnerable<\/strong>, are being distributed to Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs<\/strong> sparked uproar Thursday. The New York Department of Health said Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have applied for supplies of the H1N1 vaccine and are eligible because they are large employers with in-house clinics.<\/font><\/p>\n
With H1N1 vaccines often scarce and populist anger already raging at Wall Street for last year’s financial meltdown, the news triggered furor.<\/font><\/p>\n
Anna Burger, secretary-treasurer for the largest US health care union, the SEIU, said it was "obscene" that powerful and wealthy private organizations got vaccines when "at-risk Americans are either waiting in line for hours or getting turned away<\/strong>.<\/font><\/p>\n
"Last time I checked, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not prioritized Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and other Wall Street executives over the rest of America," Burger said.<\/font><\/p>\n
Democratic Senator Chris Dodd, from Connecticut, declared he was "stunned."<\/font><\/p>\n
"It is shocking to think that private firms would be prioritized ahead of hospitals when the vaccine supply cannot meet the demand," he wrote in a letter to US Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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In my condition, the GOP flu could kill me. I fit the high risk criteria. I cannot get a shot, because my doctor cannot get vaccine. What gives these pigs the right to move to the front of the line? I want a name. I want to know who is responsible for dispensing this vital resource based on net worth instead of actual need? I want that person to join the ranks of the unemployed today!<\/p>\n
Then I want those Wall Street pigs regulated until they beg for Vaseline to sooth their back passages. Since their action proves they have no regard for our very lives, they cannot be afforded even the most miniscule leeway with which to enrich themselves at our expense!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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