Reply #18: "Strong PO" = available to ALL citizens & available now

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Do that and we're in some serious business. The Public Option is a way station on the way to single payer. If the Republicans say that, they may be wrong about the intentions of the WH and congressional leaders, but they're right about how this plays out.

There are 15,000,000 self employed out there. We get SCREWED on rates/costs, about $14,000 to $16,000 a year, 2 adults, 1 child. See http://tinyurl.com/mm7lwn

Every self employed person who buys their own insurance, most, will sign up for the public option right away. That's why it's been so frustrating to look at the legislation that has the option available only to those without insurance and 3-4 years out for them.

Done right, this is a huge public service, a boost to business (freeing up the huge costs), and a political coup.