Protest the inadequate health care survey question

[eridani]

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I am writing to complain about the survey question that specified a choice between private plans only, or private and public plans.

Why are you ignoring the single payer option (HR 676/1200 and S 703) that has been endorsed by thousands of union chapters, and is favored by a majority of health care providers, 92% of Democrats and 51% of Republicans?

I'd expect union organizers who are experienced at negotiations to know that it is a very bad idea to lead with a compromise. A public plan coexisting with private insurers, who will continue to divert as much money from health care as they can, ought to be a fallback compromise--not one of only two options. If we start out with a weak demand, we have absolutely guaranteed that any public option will be deliberately underfunded and set up to fail.

Why not follow the peoples' lead, starting now?

[biopowertoday]

1. I am confused. who put

out the survey?

[eridani]

2. AFL-CIO

They need to be told that not including single payer is unacceptable.

[eridani]

3. If people who want universal health care START OUT with a compromise--

--then the end product is absolutely guaranteed to suck. Please don't let up on this.