Striking Things About Healthcare

1. That the American Dental Association is contributing $1.3 million dollars to this corruption.
2. That health professionals are spending $46.7 million on lobbying. What kind of system is it that health professionals (doctors) are spending millions of dollars in politics. 
3. The years this country went through a depression, 2007-2009, more money was spent on lobbying than in the previous 9 years.
4. People tend to think of the GOP as the greedy old men that would do accept these bribes and corruption. People wouldn't be wrong on average more money tends to be spent on republicans. However in 2008 the democratic party was paid $17 million more than the GOP.
5. I find it wrong that the American people are told that we do not have enough money for health care or that a socialized health care system would never work because we don't have the money. They tell us these things all while they contribute $1.3 million to the campaign's of politicians like Mitch McConnell.
6. I find it striking that a congressman or woman the people who are supposed to honorable and uphold the constitution of these United States can be bought for an average of $153,000.
7.  The fact that whichever party is controlling the senate is the one that is getting paid the most. However in the last 10 years whenever one party gets a raise the other party does to.
8. I find it outstanding that the top contributors spent an estimated $19.7 million on buying politicians when they could have been putting that money to good use, at least something more useful than politics.
9. I find it interesting how the amounts of money being paid out in 2014 severely dropped. Almost like after Obama won his next presidency the companies decided to give up for awhile until the next election.
10. I find it astounding that physicians and other healthcare professionals are some of the largest contributors to politicians. No private company or specific person should be allowed to buy these politicians as plainly as it happens today.