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pajamasmedia.com - 5/13/2009

Health Care Reform vs. Universal Health Care

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Health care is a need, not a right. There is no such thing as a "right" to a house ... or a tonsillectomy.

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meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 5/14/2009

Medicare is going to bankrupt us, which is why we need universal health care

— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — Perhaps predictibly, someone showed up in the comments to my post on Medicare and Social Security to argue that liberal analysts have very serious plans to cut Medicare's costs, which is why we need universal coverage, so that we can implement those ... (more) Medicare is going to bankrupt us, which is why we need ...

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nytimes.com - 5/14/2009

Democrats to Develop Plan to Sell Health Care

— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — Alarmed at Republican attacks on President Obama ’s health care proposals, Senate Democrats huddled Wednesday with White House officials to formulate a response. Democrats said they felt an urgent need to devise a “message” to answer ... (more) Democrats to Develop Plan to Sell Health Care

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huffingtonpost.com - 5/13/2009

Ben Nelson All Alone In Quest To Block Health Care Reform

— huffingtonpost.com — Sen. Ben Nelson announced at the beginning of this month that he opposed the creation of a public health care plan that people would have the option to buy into. He'd be gathering together a coalition of like-minded senators to oppose the plan, the ... (more) Ben Nelson All Alone In Quest To Block Health Care Reform

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Fraters Libertas — Three good pieces on health care: 1. Pajamas Media--Health Care Reform vs. Universal Health Care by Paul Hsieh: According to a recent CNN poll, 8 out of 10 Americans are generally happy with their current health care. But they are legitimately concerned about rising costs. Furthermore, the constant media drumbeat about our health care "crisis" is making most Americans think that everybody else is having a rough time with health care (even if they themselves are doing relatively well). This fuels the false perception that we need drastic change in the form of ...