Reply #83: I understood what I posted and what you posted.

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My question is- the public option folks at your link seem to think they understand the public option Obama mentions in his speeches, so the problem is still-

What does Obama mean when he uses the term public option, what are the goals and how strong does it need to be. He's never mentioned eventually putting the ins. companies out of business. He's never mentioned medicare for all as Dean has. He has diminished the public option by referring to it as a sliver when it needs to be the centerpiece to succeed in driving down costs.

People according to your link instinctively know that the public option needs to be strong to be effective. They think Obama will fight for it. Is that the type of public option Obama is referring to?

Who knows, but we will all find out. Too bad involving all of us in the discussion of our health care futures didn't include information and facts instead of town halls and staged industry round tables with the knowledge and info depth of late night infomercials.

Some folks are allowed to participate though:

http://www.citizensforethics.org/files/20090904%20-%20Summary%20of%20Health%20Care%20Visits.pdf