derby378
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Tue Oct-27-09 08:48 AM
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Poll question: Okay, it's the morning after. How do you feel about Reid's compromise on the public option? |
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Edited on Tue Oct-27-09 08:55 AM by derby378
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CTyankee
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Tue Oct-27-09 08:56 AM
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1. At this point, I have to go with the first statement. |
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We have our beachhead. The righties are furious. So we must be doing something right...
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:00 AM
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2. The end result will be just the beginning. |
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Eventually, most people will be on the public option or Medicare. It will be expanded over the years like social security.
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:03 AM
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3. Only question is, how much time do you think will be involved? |
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I'm fairly certain UnitedHealthCare and Humana will take it out on their policyholders during the interim.
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:06 AM
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4. a compromise is better than a loss |
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I'm not happy about it, but I understand and accept it.
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:29 AM
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5. Reid hung the "public option" label on a big pile of not much. |
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This is the wimpiest excuse for a "public option" that could have been cobbled together.
This is eyewash.
Face it, folks, we've been had.
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:30 AM
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:30 AM
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7. We won't even get a cigarette .. n/t |
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:37 AM
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8. with emanuel and reid involved this will sadly be a scam, there is no way around this |
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:40 AM
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9. Unless everyone can get in the pool............. |
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Edited on Tue Oct-27-09 09:44 AM by CrownPrinceBandar
it won't be very competitive against the insurance companies. This is a half-measure at best, that ultimately protects big insurance that is slitting this country's throat. We need to drop the opt-out and take up Ron Wyden's equal availability provision. Then it will be a true public option.
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Tue Oct-27-09 09:42 AM
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10. Hey, I'll drink to that |
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Tue Oct-27-09 01:02 PM
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11. I agree we have to do something but I still think it is a failure |
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Anything is better than nothing, but until we get a public option for everyone it is a failure in my book. I want to be able to drop my employer's insurance and get into the public option, but like I said something is better than nothing and even though it probably won't benefit me right now hopefully it will benefit someone. I just hope they are doing it in a way that they are not writing the insurance companies a blank check. Is the mandate in or out? Because if that is still in then not having a public option that covers everyone is just a big fat check to the insurance companies.
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Tue Oct-27-09 01:04 PM
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12. And that in itself could cause me to oppose the reform package altogether |
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If there is still a stiff fine for not having health insurance, but I can't join the public option, I'm gonna come out swinging.
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