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Originally Posted by fishbones
JD, Republicans (and conservative Democrats) didn't want the "Public Option" because it had a ridiculous pricetag attached. They weren't just using it as an excuse to shoot down health care reform. I think most Republicans would say that health care needs to be reformed. The public option was just another way of hitting the taxpayers in the wallet and most politicians knew that would go over like a fart in church.
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I agree with everything you said. However, the bill is still terrible, in my opinion. With the Republicans' focus on the Public Option, none of the other terrible points have been addressed. And yes, the bill is ridiculous in size and even a person that pays above-average attention to these things can't be expected to know the full contents.
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