Reply #21: No it does not, you are reading the letter instead of the spirit of the message

[northernlights]

It forces them to be honest -- and keeps them there -- because otherwise, everybody will simply move to the public option.

Personally, I prefer single payer because "insurance" adds no value, it simply sucks away the health care $$ into some fat CEOs wallet. But that's not going to happen overnight.

And public option is the 1st step toward single payer. Once enough people dump the insurance industry and enough 'boomers' reach medicare age, they'll be forced to find some other business altogether. Hopefully something useful.