Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT), once a minor player in the health care debate, has emerged as a major voice in opposition to a public health care option, placing liberals on the defensive in their pursuit of a government option. Earlier this week, the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a major announcement...
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John Hanlon
on 10-28-2009
Filed under: government option, health care reform, health care debate, John Hanlon
In the debate about health care reform, many liberals point to the number of people who are uninsured in this country to support a government option while conservatives point out that many people that do not have health care could afford coverage but choose not to invest in it. That choice and the question...
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John Hanlon
on 10-02-2009
Filed under: government option, health care reform, public option, John Hanlon, poll of the week
One of the big topics in the health care debate this weekend was Sarah Palin's statement calling ObamaCare "evil" and suggesting it would create "death panels" that could deny care to elderly Americans. There seems to be a lot of confusion over this statement and whether the bill...
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Despina Karras
on 08-09-2009
Filed under: health care, universal health care, government option, health care reform, health care debate, government intrusion, government expansion, ObamaCare, government interference, death panel, comparative effectiveness, socialized health cared medicine
It has now been 190 days since the stimulus bill was passed. Back in February, President Obama spoke before Congress and stated , "the recovery plan and the financial stability plan are the immediate steps we're taking to revive our economy in the short-term ." Today, Vice President Biden...
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Despina Karras
on 07-26-2009
Filed under: stimulus package, deficits, universal health care, public healthcare, economic crisis, government, Freedom, government option, federal government, health care benefits, health care reform, health care debate