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John Tedder · 10-07-2009, 09:07 PM

We need the public option. Its time has come. The insurance companies need some real competition. It's sort of like the Bailey Building & Loan in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life." If Mr. Potter wouldn't give you a loan, George Bailey would. Where is Jimmy Stewart when you need him?

If nothing else, people need a place to go where they don't have to go crawling to the ABC insurance company begging for insurance.

I think it is also important to have a public option because anything less will be a defeat for the president and the democratic party. The republicans will be jumping up and down with joy if they can keep the public option out of the bill.

I wrote a blog post about this a few weeks ago, right after President Obama gave his speech to Congress.

» We Need Healthcare Reform Now John Tedder's Random Notes

Thank you.

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John Tedder Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Schuylerville, New York Posts: 74	We Need the Public Option We need the public option. Its time has come. The insurance companies need some real competition. It's sort of like the Bailey Building & Loan in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life." If Mr. Potter wouldn't give you a loan, George Bailey would. Where is Jimmy Stewart when you need him? If nothing else, people need a place to go where they don't have to go crawling to the ABC insurance company begging for insurance. I think it is also important to have a public option because anything less will be a defeat for the president and the democratic party. The republicans will be jumping up and down with joy if they can keep the public option out of the bill. I wrote a blog post about this a few weeks ago, right after President Obama gave his speech to Congress. » We Need Healthcare Reform Now John Tedder's Random Notes Thank you. Last edited by John Tedder; 10-08-2009 at 06:20 PM. Reason: To fix the url