I Believe Health Care Is A Civil

First Of All, The Social Security Money Belongs To Main Street, Not To Wall Street. It Needs To Be Said Very Clearly Here That Privatization Is Off The Table... Social Security, As A Matter Of Fact, Is A Better Investment Now Than The Stock Market. There's A Higher Return. There's Guaranteed Cost-of-living Increases. Privatization You Have To Worry About The Value Of Your Account.

The Problems That Exist On Wall Street Today Go To The Center Of A Debate In This Country About Wealth And Democracy. We Cannot Keep Our Democracy If Those Who Are In Charge Of Handling The Engines Of Our Economy Are Not Honest With Their Shareholders. That's Why There Is A Role For Government Regulation Here. That Role For Government Is Breaking Up The Monopolies, Insisting On Public Disclosure, Insisting On Public Audits, Insisting On Restitution Whenever Someone Has Been Cheated.

If You Drill, There's Going To Be A Spill. It's Axiomatic.

Poverty Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction. Joblessness Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction, Homelessness, A Weapon Of Mass Destruction... Racism, A Weapon Of Mass Destruction, Fear, A Weapon Of Mass Destruction. We Must Disarm These Weapons And Renew Our Commitment To Quality Public Schools And Dedicated Teachers And Good Housing And Quality Health Care And Decent Jobs And Stronger Neighborhoods.

The Patriot Act Allows Federal Agents To Look At Public And University Library Patron Circulation Records, Books Checked Out, Magazines Consulted, All Subject To Government Scrutiny. There Used To Be A Time In This Country When We Were Worried Whether Our Young People Knew How To Read. Now Some In Our Government Are More Worried That Government Agents Be Able To Find Out What People Are Reading.