Health Care Town Hall Little Rock Arkansas with John Stossel

Health Care Town Hall Little Rock Arkansas with John Stossel as the Attending Personality

October 29, 2009 Little Rock Arkansas Convention Center hosted the following health care town hall meeting -

Even with the never ending rain here and an earlier morning visit to Texarkana, Arkansas – John Stossel arrived on cue to the podium at the Health Care Town Hall in Little Rock. He came not as a Fox News reporter, not as a celebrated Emmy award winning writer, but as a person and a personality. Mr. Stossel held the attention of the huge audience with facts on health care, personal events, common sense diction, and humor. It was very inspirational and informational.

The event was sponsored by the Americans for Prosperity. Arkansas was represented by our State Director Teresa Oelke who made a short introduction speech for Tim Phillips the President of Americans for Prosperity.

I am sorry to say, that I had not previously experienced this group, but I am ready to become a member.

Tim Phillips was very engaging and very informative on all aspects of health care and impediments attempted to soon be placed via our Congress. He informed the attendees of the exemption of 1 single state from the other 49 States in America. This state required funding match of health care is under no obligation by____. ** (The blank will be filled in with the next article in the series upon research with appropriate links. ** Legal corruption?) After fifteen minutes of speaking time, Mr. Phillips introduced Mr. John Stossel, who received a standing ovation.

John Stossel graced us with direct speech for approximately forty minutes. Highlights included accounting for health care insurance with respect to rationing, legislation, government involvement, corruption, free market, and capitalism. The leading example of what is working right all the way around – elective surgery, due to capitalism. He pointed out that elective Lasik surgery (just one of the examples) has better customer service, less waiting time, prices coming down with greater competition, and that many Lasik surgeons correspond frequently with their clients via phone and email. Competition and capitalism keep 1/3 of the U.S. a Free Market.

Immediately upon Mr. Stossel’s completed speech, Bill Vickery took the stage and acted as moderator for a round table discussion with questions from the audience answered by Shawn Danko – business owner, John Stossel, Tim Phillips and Dr. Kathy Chenault:

YouTube videos of the event:

Exchange between attendee and Mr. Stossel

Exchange between attendee and Dr. Chenault

The Concensus reached was a Free Market or Capitalism creates opportunity; and, huge government involvement, that we are currently experiencing suppresses as much as it oppresses.

If John Stossel visits your community, go, listen, and learn.

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