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CTyankee

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6. We have to get over this handwringing. Sure, we all wanted the public option if we couldn't

Reply to Laelth (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 09:54 AM

Feb 2012

have single payer. But guess what? we don't live in France or Germany or Sweden. We live here and must deal with this. I think we'll eventually get there but right now we have to stand up and fight this, not sit and sniffle about how awful it is that we don't have single payer....

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A bunch of grumpy old perverts want to deny women the right to contraception [View all] liberal N proud Feb 2012 OP

I think the bishops must've lost their faith in the Holy Trinity. DCKit Feb 2012 #1

Forcing people to buy insurance was never a good idea. Laelth Feb 2012 #2

This ruling just says they have to cover it through any insurance they carry. liberal N proud Feb 2012 #3

Indeed. Laelth Feb 2012 #7

So if Obama put in a single payer system tomorrow, would it include coverage for sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #9

I certainly hope the U.S. single-payer system would provide contraception. Laelth Feb 2012 #12

Agree completely Puzzledtraveller Feb 2012 #4

In the end Catholic institutions will just not provide insurance for their employees AngryAmish Feb 2012 #5

We have to get over this handwringing. Sure, we all wanted the public option if we couldn't CTyankee Feb 2012 #6

It is quite simple. Require any insurance company offering insurance JDPriestly Feb 2012 #8

Just so! CTyankee Feb 2012 #10

I choose not to "get over" things I find offensive to the Constitution. Laelth Feb 2012 #11