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Fundamental flaw in health care reform

1 day ago ago from MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics

Home Diaries Breaking Blue E-Wire 2008 Fundamental flaw in health care reform by Ravi Verma , Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 05:02:38 PM EST Well, it appears that health care "reform" is taking a few last gasps, and what emerges from Congress will be a watered down bill that meets with Sen. Lieberman's requirements while achieving essentially nothing. And I say... Good!! What was being proposed, in all it's public-options and ...

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FAIL : Ironic End to Obama's Bogus Health Care Scheme

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Home Diaries Breaking Blue E-Wire 2008 FAIL : Ironic End to Obama's Bogus Health Care Scheme by ludwigvan , Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 04:02:52 PM EST After many months of Obama staffers making it very clear that they were very willing to trade away the public option in order to achieve success, it seemed earlier today that this was exactly what theyd done. It looked like Obama had lucked out by having Joe Lieberman step up to take ...

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Per capita health care spending United States: $7290 Switzerland: $4417 France: $3601 United Kingdom: $2992 Average of OECD developed nations: $2964 Italy: $2686 Japan: $2581 Bob Somerby What a hot mess the US Senate health care machinations are. From Firedoglake.com http://firedoglake.com Individual Mandate Without a Public Option: A Tax You Pay to Private Insurers in Exchange for Junk Plans By: Jon ...

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Howard Dean Is Right, This Is Not Health Care Reform

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Heritage Foundation President Barack Obama yesterday hosted yet another health care pep rally to shore up liberal support for his health care bill. Obama’s “rally” followed Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) latest capitulation to Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-CT) health care demands, whereby Reid removed a Medicare expansion that Lieberman had initially supported. From the Roosevelt Room, Obama claimed Democrats were “on the precipice of an ...

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No Public Option: Worse Than Nothing? | Health and Wellness | AlterNet

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Senate Democrats work to pass health care reform by Christmas

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No ho, ho spirit at 'Harry Christmas' time

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No ho, ho spirit at 'Harry Christmas' time WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ho, ho - hold that holiday thought. Whatever seasonal spirit resides on Capitol Hill these days has been driven into the shadows by the churlish mood of lawmakers wrestling a last-minute work load and punting a whole other list of difficult issues into next year. Maybe, the thinking goes, there'll be more love around Valentine's Day. It just might take that long for everyone to ...

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‘You lie!’ among top quotes of 2009

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GOP Tries To Stall Health Care Debate : NPR

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Poll: Public sours on health overhaul

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