The brilliance of the public option opt-out clause

[ProSense]

This afternoon, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)--a very visible public option advocate--said he could back an opt-out clause. "I would accept and would be open to the idea, after the program's up and running a couple years, if a state wants to opt out, if they want to leave 25, 30, 50 thousand of their citizens without that choice," Weiner said. "I dont believe it's gonna happen. So i would accept that kind of an opt-out thing." Rockefeller likewise believes that, once consumers purchase in to the public option, they'll raise hell if their state governments try to take it away from them.

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If any governor is dumb enough to try to yank health care from people, they better explore other job opportunities.

[TheWraith]

1. Honestly, I kind of WANT the opt-out clause.

From a party perspective, it would kill off a lot more Republicans on the state level, across the country, who vote to opt out.

[ProSense]

2. Yup, much like the stimulus

the election ad will write themselves.

[TheWraith]

3. My representative, attention whore that he is, is doing the same thing. nt

[Jane Austin]

4. Yes indeedy!

We might get more dems in state legislatures just in time for the redistricting.

[ddeclue]

5. NOT AT ALL TRUE.

Plenty of states will opt out either for balanced budget reasons, or because of Republican controlled legislatures or because of lobbyist pressure.

This is a terrible idea that opens us up for 50 separate opportunities for the insurance lobby to screw us over under the national news radar.

No thanks!

:puke:

[ProSense]

6. BS. Medicaid is opt out. n/t