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How About We Take Health Care Off Their Books?
eschatonblog.com - 11/17/2008
How About We Take Health Care Off Their Books?
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As Josh says, if we're throwing around billions and trillions of dollars we might as well get something good. Instead of writing a big check to the auto companies or loaning them money we could, you know, enroll all their employees in the new national health insurance system.
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/12/2008
Hopeful signs on health care
— krugman.blogs.nytimes.com — This is very big news. One of the key questions about the new Democratic majority was whether... Congress would try to play it safe, backing down on big ideas about reform, especially on health care. You can view the whole chorus about how we're still a ... (more) Hopeful signs on health care

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nytimes.com - 11/12/2008
Senator Takes Initiative on Health Care
— nytimes.com — Without waiting for Barack Obama, Senator Max Baucus will unveil a blueprint to guarantee health insurance for... all Americans. > (more) Senator Takes Initiative on Health Care

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Sen. Baucus to Push Health-Care Overhaul
online.wsj.com - 11/12/2008
Sen. Baucus to Push Health-Care Overhaul
— online.wsj.com — The Senate Finance Committee chairman will release a proposal to overhaul the health-care system that largely reflects... President-elect Obama's vision. (more) Sen. Baucus to Push Health-Care Overhaul

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Atrios has a better idea
Corrente — How About We Take Health Care Off Their Books? Whether it is an aging manufactuer, struggling entrepreneur, or small business, health care costs represent a crushing burden. Conyers’ Medicare for All would free up millions of dollars for invesntment and save our country $350 BILLION a year. Atrios has come out for this, Fire Dog Lake has come out for this, who will be the next high traffic blogger to embrace HR 676?

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