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Old 07-31-2009, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RXS676 View Post
Actually, I agree. If the government were to provide a public option that provided basic care for a low premium, that might actually be workable.
But what if that's not the case? What if it's a rich plan with low premiums, made possible by requiring providers to give care under Medicare rates, and/or by a taxpayer subsidy to the plan?
This is the game though isn't it? Republicans desperately want to make "Obamacare" a failure so they look good for 2010. What if, instead, they had a few dudes who decided to add some amendments to the public option to ensure it couldn't kill private insurance in exchange for their vote? In this climate there is no Republican who would dare, thus ensuring no passage (they hope) or passage (God forbid) of something way more left than it should be. If we could all just sit and talk sensibly about public option and how to ensure it does not kill private insurance maybe we could get somewhere.
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