More Pressure From the Left on the Public Option

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The public option is a must for true competition and especially if they are actually going to force people to buy it. Are current system sucks and we rank 13th in the world in life expectancy and our insurance costs TWICE as much. We are the only civilized country in the world that dose not provide it's citizens with quality low cost insurance. Buying insurance across state line is a great idea only if the likes of Ben Nelson were not in the senate to remove the anti-trust (which prevents price fixing) and the public option. Did a hear that? Not only did Ben Nelson want the public option gone he was also responsible for removing the anti-trust from the bill. Not ONE republican sponsored the anti-trust amendment,NOT ONE, twas 18 Democratic senators that added the amendment only to have it pulled by good old Ben for his support.

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I agree with Todd; we need a public option. If the Senate bill doesn't take public option back into their bill, or passes as it currently is, then where's the real health care? Because right now, it doesn't exist except if you're healthy and don't go to the doctor for anything. The House still maintains a public option and I've always been rooting on their side, even when the Senate still had public option as, well, the main option (was kind of weary of the Senate and now I know it was for a good reason). Pass the House bill!

Allegations of price-fixing, bid-rigging, exclusive sales contracts, local price cutting to freeze out competitors, and the dividing up of markets need to be full explored so we can get rid of our dysfunctional corporate health care system that's choking the economy to death.

Federal workers and retirees can select plans at a cost range from $100 dollars a month for the cheapest individual coverage to $500 dollars for the most expensive family plan. I’m voting “MY” pocket book – I want lower premiums and less money taken out of my paycheck – if they want to help spur on the economy they will make sure this happens for all – not just a select group.
90% of the wealth concentrated in 1% of the population is no way to run a country but a heck of a way to establish a royalty ruling class. Yacht sales can not sustain 350 million people. I'm for the public option, competition and a level playing field or break up the big insurers like we did AT&T.

A slavish focus on profit margin might be good for the individual or a business, but it is one helluva lousy way to “govern” a Country. The GOP being a wholly owned subsidiary of Corporate America has a hard time with that concept.

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Allegations of price-fixing, bid-rigging, exclusive sales contracts, local price cutting to freeze out competitors, and the dividing up of markets need to be full explored so we can get rid of our dysfunctional corporate health care system that's choking the economy to death.

Federal workers and retirees can select plans at a cost range from $100 dollars a month for the cheapest individual coverage to $500 dollars for the most expensive family plan. I’m voting “MY” pocket book – I want lower premiums and less money taken out of my paycheck – if they want to help spur on the economy they will make sure this happens for all – not just a select group.
90% of the wealth concentrated in 1% of the population is no way to run a country but a heck of a way to establish a royalty ruling class. Yacht sales can not sustain 350 million people. I'm for the public option, competition and a level playing field or break up the big insurers like we did AT&T.

A slavish focus on profit margin might be good for the individual or a business, but it is one helluva lousy way to “govern” a Country. The GOP being a wholly owned subsidiary of Corporate America has a hard time with that concept.

Paul Burke
Author-Journey Home

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