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asphalt.jungle Donating Member (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-11-09 11:15 AM
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1. "59% of Americans believe the government should provide national health insurance"
Couldn't that stat apply to a public health insurance option as well? In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if most of those 59% believe that's the option they are supporting.
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  -Huffpo critical of Kennedy health bill avaistheone1  Jun-11-09 11:10 AM   #0 
  - "59% of Americans believe the government should provide national health insurance"  asphalt.jungle   Jun-11-09 11:15 AM   #1 
  - totally agree  marimour   Jun-11-09 11:22 AM   #4 
  - Me too! Huff Post always has its pants on fire about something,  Phx_Dem   Jun-11-09 11:33 AM   #7 
  - I think it is - Looking over at Pollingreport,com,  karynnj   Jun-11-09 12:14 PM   #14 
  - If the bill forces citizens to buy plans from Big Insurance, shut the bill down  derby378   Jun-11-09 11:19 AM   #2 
  - that is why there is the public option  SpartanDem   Jun-11-09 11:20 AM   #3 
     - Which you will still be mandated to buy  DJ13   Jun-11-09 11:40 AM   #9 
        - whatever system you use has to be paid for  SpartanDem   Jun-11-09 11:45 AM   #10 
        - whatever system you use has to be paid for  DJ13   Jun-11-09 11:48 AM   #11 
        - The point is to  SpartanDem   Jun-11-09 12:07 PM   #12 
           - There is a HUGE difference  Oregone   Jun-11-09 01:08 PM   #22 
           - It ain't necessarily so  nxylas   Jun-12-09 09:30 AM   #26 
        - Yes, but tax code does (or should) collect in the least invasive way from the poor  Oregone   Jun-11-09 01:05 PM   #20 
        - How about a waiver, exempting people who can't afford it?  redqueen   Jun-11-09 01:25 PM   #24 
           - I get where Obama is coming from,  karynnj   Jun-12-09 09:17 AM   #25 
  - Interesting  Beacool   Jun-11-09 11:28 AM   #5 
  - I can not find a poll that supports the assertion that Kilkenny (and Conyers)  karynnj   Jun-11-09 12:20 PM   #15 
     - There are dozens of polls them that support single payer as the most favored option.  avaistheone1   Jun-11-09 01:05 PM   #21 
        - Please post one  karynnj   Jun-11-09 01:20 PM   #23 
           - running late,  area51   Jun-12-09 11:21 AM   #28 
  - I hope I am wrong but I feel we will  asjr   Jun-11-09 11:29 AM   #6 
  - Only if you set the bar at single payer, which really is not going to happen  karynnj   Jun-11-09 12:53 PM   #18 
  - I agree with Huffpo  DJ13   Jun-11-09 11:36 AM   #8 
  - Then why did the insurance industry fight her proposal so hard? nt  Captain Hilts   Jun-11-09 12:13 PM   #13 
  - obviously some don't think the standard left lines through before they post them  wyldwolf   Jun-11-09 12:52 PM   #17 
     - I'm asking because I didn't see the contemporary debate on this as I was  Captain Hilts   Jun-11-09 12:57 PM   #19 
  - If HRC's plan was a winfall for the insurance companies, why did they lead the fight against it?  karynnj   Jun-11-09 12:49 PM   #16 
  - The devil is always in the details.  Jakes Progress   Jun-12-09 10:42 AM   #27 
 

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