Get Ready. Here It Comes

Hey if Walmart and GM line up behind this, it's gonna happen sooner as opposed to later. NYTimes (02.07.07), via WashingtonMonthly:

"They have established one of the fiercest rivalries in the American economy, attacking one another’s organizations through dueling blogs, newspaper advertisements and news conferences.

But this morning, in an extraordinary meeting in Washington, the chiefs of Wal-Mart Stores and the Service Employees International Union will stand together and agree on a series of goals for achieving universal health coverage, according to people briefed on the matter."

Wal-Mart and a Union Unite, at Least on Health Policy

"So during today’s meeting, Mr. Stern and Mr. Scott will announce a campaign to seek public acceptance of several principles of health policy. One goal is universal health coverage by a specific date, somewhere around 2012. Another is the idea of shared responsibility, emphasizing that individuals, businesses and government all play roles in financing health care and expanding coverage."

Big business is very serious about this. Also attending the meeting will be bigshots from AT&T and Intel.