AFL-CIO says to Dems, vote for public option or we don't vote for you
Started by anonymous
about 17 years ago
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This might be the end of this bill.
I think AFL-CIO is overplaying its hand.
Response by anonymous
about 17 years ago
To bad the handful of Moderate Senators from out West who have said the public option is dead get no votes from them so they can care less what they say...
Oh yeah, these weirdos called the Blue Dogs too who aren't looking to the Unions as their base...
Get yer popcorn ready for the civil war within the party....
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Response by alanhart
about 17 years ago
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It's a shame and a shock that it's not private businesses playing this hand, given that they're the ones stuck with the ever-rising premiums that they're then expected to heavily subsidize.
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Response by printer
about 17 years ago
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maybe because private businesses know 1st hand that the more gov't is involved, the worse the end product for the consumer. and they are the consumer of healthcare.
To bad the handful of Moderate Senators from out West who have said the public option is dead get no votes from them so they can care less what they say...
Oh yeah, these weirdos called the Blue Dogs too who aren't looking to the Unions as their base...
Get yer popcorn ready for the civil war within the party....
It's a shame and a shock that it's not private businesses playing this hand, given that they're the ones stuck with the ever-rising premiums that they're then expected to heavily subsidize.
maybe because private businesses know 1st hand that the more gov't is involved, the worse the end product for the consumer. and they are the consumer of healthcare.
Tell that to Toyota and Honda.