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white_wolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 04:36 PM
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Obama is dead set on 'reforming" medicare. Here is a good reform.
Expand it to cover everyone.
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 04:40 PM
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1. Amen.
(and you know that's not what he's after)
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PearliePoo2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 04:45 PM
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2. Yup...
From cradle to grave.
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 04:51 PM
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3. Reform to him means finding a corporate patron to sell us to. That is all it means.
There is no problem you can have that he won't find is best met with a "uniquely American", "market based solution" provided by one giant corporate interest or other that is willing to make big $$$ donations to him in trade for your coerced payments.
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Faryn Balyncd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 04:57 PM
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4. Your plan is good. Unfortunately, his idea is having Medicare morph into Romneycare.
Edited on Fri Jul-22-11 05:01 PM by Faryn Balyncd
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swilton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 08:38 PM
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5. Your idea of reform
and Obama's idea of reform are mutually exclusive.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 08:41 PM
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6. But that is the one that makes since.
That's not the style in Washington.
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 08:41 PM
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7. +1000 K&R
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-22-11 08:41 PM
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8. Rock on. nt
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