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Robert Reich speaks directly on what the 'public option' is and why it is so important to health care reform.

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  • Robert Reich is one of the smartest mind in the US; that maybe one of the main reasons why he is not heard.

  • @pluto4847 Thanks to Obama for leaving it out, it is unlikely that the bill will be implanted and would replace the unfortunate and more con-traversal less effective Mandate. Without any serious push for such an idea, to replace the individual mandate with the public option I don't think it will happen soon. The only thing we can do now is be more cautious of who we vote for to represent us, and to continue to pressure our senators and president for a public option.

  • @curingaging00

    You are correct, the law will require everybody to purchase health insurance.

    I wish the public option was in the bill. Do you think it ever will?

  • @pluto4847 In the past, opponents, mainly dishonest Senators like to distort the facts and call it a "Government Take Over"

    No the Public Option this is just an option. No one would be forced to take the option. Unfortunately Obama left the Public Option out, despite the fact that the majority of Americans support having that part of the bill in.

    Now correct me if I'm wrong, but the current healthcare bill Requires By Law individuals to Purchase health insurance.

  • @pluto4847 Because people don't realize that Prisoners for the most part have excellent healthcare is one of the reasons. Many opponents to the public option argue that it would be too expensive, that it would Bankrupt America, well then why don't we put the Offence military budget on a diet, why are we need 700+ military bases on 137 different countries? it cost hundreds of billions every year to maintain them.

  • @curingaging00

    Exactly so why are so many people think we the people should have crappy healthcare, yet Prisoners or Politicians get better healthcare by our taxes? Why?

  • @pluto4847 Good point

  • Something about this guy I don't trust.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, please consider what I have to say.

    a) Prisoners have better healthcare than the rest of us

    b) Your Congress people and Senators have better healthcare than all of us.

    Why do 'We the People' believe that our healthcare must be less than the prison and Government populations.'

    Either way you cut it, our tax dollars pay for their healthcare, but yet we must mope about paying for the most expensive medical procedures. Think about it.

  • @pluto4847 I am not saying they did but they did use methods and medicine that were invented by the market. But dont think that if you just had more cash everything would be better.cash is made to trade back and forth, so if you have nothing to trade no one can help you. You want to discriminate on a person who actually has a skill but you don't want to discriminate on a person's ability to produce, so a nurse should be treated after a person with no skills to trade?

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