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I have been discussing this on other boards with a large right wing number of posters. They use all the right wing talking points, and refuse to accept any "public" option, but when I mentioned that the congress has a great plan and that everyone in the country should have the same kind of health care, I got a real surprise. Some of the most vocal opposers actually agreed with me! If congress took the public option in the current bill, I think that would make a huge difference with many who now oppose it, that or give everyone in the country, all government workers, all citizens of this country, and especially all of congress!
Now I don't know how they could go about that, and sadly I don't think congress will ever go along with it, but I really do think that it would work. The vast majority of congress are millionaires and don't really need the taxpayers paying for their health care, so if they took the lead and made it mandatory that congress would be on the public option plan, it would change the whole discussion of reform. If the republicans voted against taking the public option for themselves, it would make them look bad, same with the democrats that are fighting this bill. All it would take to get the ball rolling is one member of congress to try and get this on the floor. I just don't know who would do it!
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