Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Why the public option matters

Krugman makes the point that in order for health care reform to work there has to be an individual mandate, everyone must be covered. If there isn't a public option we will all be forced into the hands of private insurers that generally burn 30% of the money in overhead and profit-taking.

1 comment:

www.democratz.org said...

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I have the solution to too much company influence over legislation.
Boycott some of those companies en masse and make them get it
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Make these phone calls too and spread the word.

Boycott Tyson Foods of Arkansas who gave Mike Ross D-Arkansas
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Boycott American Express who gave Max Baucus $50,000 for his
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The GOPranos health care plan: Marry a Canadian.