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For the “fix it later” crowd, I suggest the best way to make sure it is fixed later is to hold the individual mandate hostage until the day we get a public option.
A clip of Obama making a strong case against an individual mandate last year. For those who argue the Netherlands has a mandate, my answer is that this bill is nothing nearly as good as the Netherlands system.
I explain the problem with an individual mandate without real community ratings and sufficent affordability.
Ben Nelson has not yet gotten every possible demand he has made addressed, so he is currently a “no” on cloture.
The AFL-CIO is very unhappy with how reform has turned out in the Senate bill. SEIU’s message is pass the Senate bill–but fix it in conference.
In Massachusetts, 21% of people covered by their reform plan still forgo medical care.
Mary Landrieu lies about the public option and defends Joe Lieberman. She also basically admits Harry Reid’s public option was all Senate Kabuki.
Marcy Wheeler looks at what the real cost of reform would be for regular Americans.
David Dayen explains the difference between absolutism and constructiveness in this debate.
Jane goes on Dylan Ratigan and he says everything for her.
Dorgan explores the mystery of the how his drug reimportation amendment got killed.
Nate Silver ignores my very real strategy for getting a good bill done with reconciliation.
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Two-thirds of Americans support Medicare-for-all: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6.
At a bare minimum the continued exemption of Health Insurance Companies from Antitrust law is absolutely outrageous and should have garnered strong opposition from the pro-capitalism moderates. Without competition, but Mandate is utterly INSANE — Corporate Socialism.
Jon, you are a stud. And Jane is a studette. More people need to read this blog on a daily basis.
You both are absolutely tireless/relentless in the pursuit of truth. And then just as tireless in disseminating that truth/facts to the very uninformed masses. Jon, you are unbelievably detailed. Thank god – that seems to be a lost art. Stay strong. Don’t buckle, ever. The country needs you both.
I just saw Jane on Ed’s show. Good on you, Jane. Notice the look on Lanny’s face as you were talking about who he represents? :-) That was a funny