Reply #5: So sad. A Once in a Generation opportunity for reform wasted.

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"Let's be clear. There is nothing in the law that has been proven to reduce health costs.

Profit-seeking corporations raise costs in two ways. First, the insurance industry generates tremendous administrative costs. To society, those costs are waste; to them it is their business. The private insurance industry adds no value to health care yet consumes, on average 14% of premium. In the case of the leading insurers, they consume up to 22% of premium for their paperwork and profit. Second, a profit-driven system undermines real health planning, i.e. making sure health resources are there where they are needed, and not duplicated where they are redundant, unnecessary, or even harmful."

"A Uniquely American Solution"....indeed.

There will be NO "Fixing it Later", especially after the losses in 2010.
We will be living with this nightmare for a LONG time.
It is now The LAW!

In 2008, the American People gave The Democrats:
*The White House

*A filibuster proof majority in the Senate

*A BIG majority in The House

*(most importantly) a HUGE MANDATE for CHANGE

.....and THIS is "the Best we could do."
The American People will simply have to settle for FAR LESS than the rest of the Civilized WORLD take for granted.
What a shameful indictment of The "Centrist" Democratic Party.
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Oh Wait.
I forgot.
Its ALL Joe Lieberman's fault.





"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for,
at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them."
--- Paul Wellstone