Senior producer Bill Owens and correspondent Anthony Mason preview tonight’s newscast, which will look at the subprime mortgage meltdown, John Edwards’ campaign, and healing. (CBSNews.com)
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3898008n
Link to complete 60 Minutes episode about Remote Area Medical.
R.A.M. is a charity set up to provide medical care to isolated third world communities. It now provides care to America’s working poor. R.A.M. acts as a safety net for those who fall through the cracks.
Some of these people may be irresponsible or short sighted, some are just unlucky. They are however, results of a country that provides medical information through pharmaceutical ads, and financial planning courtesy of mortgage and credit card salesmen. Our educational system has produced uninformed, passive citizens, who are now at the mercy of their own ignorance and a consumption based society that encourages debt and dependency.
Senior producer Bill Owens and correspondent Anthony Mason preview tonight’s newscast, which will look at the subprime mortgage meltdown, John Edwards’ campaign, and healing. (CBSNews.com)
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3898008n
