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Doctor_J

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2. good on them for trying

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2015, 08:38 AM

Mar 2015

Unfortunately the lobbyists won big time in 2010, and a big thrust of the ACA is to PREVENT uhc/sp from ever happening. Everything in the letter is correct, but has been common knowledge for years. Our chance was 2010. There was no political will power among our representatives to do it.

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good on them for trying Doctor_J Mar 2015 #2

I really hope Vermont does Single Payer UHC Pooka Fey Mar 2015 #3