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Tommy Thompson on Obamacare (Original Post) midnight Sep 2012 OP
Here is some of his contradictory views on health care: midnight Sep 2012 #1
Thompson's the guy who wants everybody microchipped, yes? blkmusclmachine Sep 2012 #2
Yes.... midnight Sep 2012 #3

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1. Here is some of his contradictory views on health care:
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 03:04 PM
Sep 2012
http://thinkprogress.org/

Thompson’s contradictory views on reform have haunted his campaign. As a lobbyist for health care interests, Thompson “was very helpful in implementation,” to the Obama administration and even urged Republican governors to adopt the law’s health insurance exchanges.
Last April, he lauded Obamacare’s payment reform provisions, saying they give “great discretion” for exermination with “alternative payment systems.” He even tried to dissuade the GOP from repealing the measure, telling CNBC in November 2010, “When it’s all said and done, you’re not going to be able to repeal health care because President Obama is not going to sign it… And they don’t have enough votes to override a veto, so why push a cart uphill when you know it’s not going to be able to get to the top?”
Thompson’s senate campaign website now lists “repealing Obamacare and replacing it with market-based solutions” among his top legislative priorities.
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