Public plan option IS the compromise -- between the wholly private system we now have and a single-payer system such as the rest of the civilized world has!

Via David Robinson of Pickens County Democrats: www.pickensdemocrats.org

 

"Obama offers more cuts to pay for health reform"
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-offers-more-cuts-to-pay-for-health-reform-2009-06-13.html

"Costs eat big holes in employer health-insurance net: Workers' average out-of-pocket costs jumped 34% from 2004 to 2007."
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/out-of-pocket-health-costs-up-34-in-3-years

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COMPROMISE?? The "uniquely American" proposal of a public plan option IS the compromise -- between the wholly private system we now have and a single-payer system such as the rest of the civilized world has!

"A co-op for the public option? Let's talk principles"
http://blog.healthcareforamericanow.org/2009/06/12/a-co-op-for-the-public-option-lets-talk-principles/

"The Public Plan Compromise That Isn't." By Ezra Klein
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/06/the_public_plan_compromise_tha.html

"The Latest Public Option Bamboozle, and How to Recognize the Real Thing." By Robert Reich
http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2009/06/latest-public-option-bamboozle-and-what.html

 

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