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Or have a public option...
by bbatha 10y ago
Or have a public option...
- gnaritas 10y agoA public option is just a mandate by another name, it has to be paid for by higher taxes: still a mandate. But yes, we should do it that way.
- importantbrian 10y agoYes, taxes would go up, but would most people really notice? You are basically shifting from paying a premium to a private insurer to paying a tax to the government. It's kinda six one half dozen the other.
- gdubs 10y agoThank joe Lieberman (a democrat) for why we don't.
- bbatha 10y agoLieberman was an independent, though he caucused with the democrats.
- jansanchez 10y agoYes, but not always. He opposed the government option. Quoting the article [0]: > ... "if the bill remains what it is now, I will not be able to support a cloture motion before final passage." In other words, Lieberman will support a filibuster. "I can't see a way in which I could vote for cloture on any bill that contained a creation of a government-operated-run insurance company," Lieberman said. [0] http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/prescriptions/2009/10/did_lieberman_just_kill_the_public_option.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/prescription...