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mediamattersaction.org - 8/27/2009

Dick Armey Supports A Public Option? | Media Matters Action Network

— mediamattersaction.org — Dick Armey Makes The Case For A Public Option Earlier this week, FreedomWorks chairman Dick Armey sat down with The Economist for an interview on health care. Throughout nearly the entire interview, Armey stuck to the standard Luntz-issued Republican ... (more) Dick Armey Supports A Public Option? | Media Matters ...

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newsweek.com - 8/29/2009

The Top 5 Lies About Obama's Health Care Reform | Newsweek Health

— newsweek.com — To the credit of opponents of health-care reform, the lies and exaggerations they're spreading are not made up out of whole cloth—which makes the misinformation that much more credible. Instead, because opponents demand that everyone within earshot ... (more) The Top 5 Lies About Obama's Health Care Reform | ...

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angrybear.blogspot.com - 8/21/2009

Poverty Levels and Health care reform

— angrybear.blogspot.com — By divorced one like Bush It seems to go without saying, that if there is reform, there will be some type of assistance for those who need it. Some numbers are bandied about as to the cutoff points. The Mass Connector has it's formula up that you can play with by punching in your own numbers and ... (more) Poverty Levels and Health care reform

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Making the public option optional
Political Animal — ... . "If you in fact freely choose to enroll in Medicare that's a wonderful gift, it's a charity, it's something I applaud. But when they force you in, that's tyranny." The Economist added , "In arguing against the Democrats' plan, he says that Medicare is a form of tyranny, and that citizens should be able to choose to enroll in the program. This choice, between a public plan and private ones, is precisely what the Democrats propose in a public option." Right. No one is proposing a public option that Americans would be "forced" into. That's why it's called an "option." It denotes ...

Dick Armey Favors Public Option
TalkLeft — Via Steve Benen and Media Matters, The Economist reports Dick Armey favors a public option. Benen writes: Armey accidentally tell The Economist that the public option may be a good idea. "If you in fact freely choose to enroll in Medicare that's a wonderful gift, it's a charity, it's something I applaud. But when they force you in, that's tyranny." The Economist added, "In arguing against the Democrats' plan, he says that Medicare is a form of tyranny, and that citizens should be able to choose to ...