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News & ArtsTuesday, June 16, 2009
Health Talking About Health Care
Posted by Eli Sanders on Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:19 PM
I'll be on KUOW's The Conversation in a few seconds to talk briefly about health care reform, the "public option," and where our Congressional delegation stands on the debate that's about to take over D.C. Listen here, and look for more in this week's Stranger.
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Hope you say something about why two-thirds of American citizens want single-payer national health care, even if the Big Pharma and Big Medicine donations to the House and Senate don't.
Sod off, @2.
Sod off, @2.
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(@1 that was meant for the post below.)
Is substantive health care reform just an illusion? A large majority of Americans want it, but I get the sense that the Obama administration will water it down until it's basically a facade of change. (Just like every other "real change" he promised us in his campaign.) I'm getting so disillusioned lately that I have to stop trusting Obama until I see something REAL.
Is substantive health care reform just an illusion? A large majority of Americans want it, but I get the sense that the Obama administration will water it down until it's basically a facade of change. (Just like every other "real change" he promised us in his campaign.) I'm getting so disillusioned lately that I have to stop trusting Obama until I see something REAL.
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From an AP story today:
"However, Sebelius stressed that Obama is open to compromise on the shape of the public plan, which doesn't have to be run by the government. She spoke positively of a compromise idea that envisions consumer-owned nonprofit cooperatives, like rural electricity or agriculture co-ops. They would get started with seed money from taxpayers but then compete without government control. The plan by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., may end up in a health overhaul bill to be unveiled by the Senate Finance Committee this week."
Translation: Lipstick on a pig.
No thanks.
We need to keep a close eye on this bill, and make sure we're not getting 'compromised' out of another Obama promise.
"However, Sebelius stressed that Obama is open to compromise on the shape of the public plan, which doesn't have to be run by the government. She spoke positively of a compromise idea that envisions consumer-owned nonprofit cooperatives, like rural electricity or agriculture co-ops. They would get started with seed money from taxpayers but then compete without government control. The plan by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., may end up in a health overhaul bill to be unveiled by the Senate Finance Committee this week."
Translation: Lipstick on a pig.
No thanks.
We need to keep a close eye on this bill, and make sure we're not getting 'compromised' out of another Obama promise.
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