Reply #10: OMG, found this great article at the Guardian site, it's a must-read:

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/01/lobbyists-millions-obama-healthcare-reform



read the comments too, it's incredible.

for example:

Obama should veto it if it comes to it. Compulsory private health insurance? That's a step down from their current system.

Poor, poor Americans.

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Every single American should be deeply ashamed of themselves. Disgusting.

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and some very insightful comments, for example:

As a Brit living in America (not by design) I can safely say that it is an alarmingly backward country. The worst part though is the way that the vast majority of Americans vote against their own self interest. This is caused by a mix of cultural and geographical isolation, media and corporate misinformation/propoganda and startling low levels of general education.

What is going on in Congress and has been doing so for years is nothing short of disgusting. The way the system is set up with each state having two senators regardless of population and of course 'minority rule' means that 41 Senators representing only 20% of the population (in this case the middle red states largely populated by white, uneducated working class hicks) can veto any presidential initiative, leaves you with little hope for change.