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Common Sense: 8/17

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Common Sense: 8/17

Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2009

Description: Health care reformers are scrambling but not spent

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" Scrambling but do not assume health care reform pushes our standards is catching their breath. Because drug Republicans might be to present the depth of this local public option has another nail in their opponents' big government often. And I wanna -- on the bubble here is one. -- terror is not dead is just won't be called government care it will be called a government cooperative or co op. Actually go lots of thoughts not straight government -- today but don't say uncle Sam's now that's -- Don't believe me then try believing something gold history. 44 years ago that is when Medicare started. And I know you won't believe this but back then some of its biggest government enthusiasm backers were disappointed. It wasn't nearly as big as they wanted or as sweeping as they had green. It was landmark but it really didn't hit the market leaves them and with a 65 million dollar budget it didn't remotely hit that mark. Now look at Medicare a 400 billion dollar budget and more than five million dollars in benefits handed out. Not too bad for a disappointment. That's the thing about the government in the door it stays and like an unwanted guests it will lead. Getting fat on your food and making an ass of itself at the annual pool party that I would know of these things you thought we would take -- Meanwhile he's just taking you. For a ride. That was even a lousy movie to. It's being replayed. A."

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