Lobbyists batting 1000 American people 000


	Lobbyists batting 1000 American people 000

lifecyce1898

8-25-2009 10:20 AM

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lifecyce1898 says:

We lose. Stupid is as stupid does. You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, unless their Americans.

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8-25-2009 11:17 AM

Kelika

That was a depressing article. I had hoped to see a program that would spur competition and remove control from the health insurance industry. Instead, it looks like they'll be getting more control and more power. They will then have even more effective lobbyists and cash to throw around. Sad news.

8-25-2009 2:51 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

WHY is America keeping the greedy, useless middlemen?? Get those parasitic insurers OUT of the health care system! Geeez!

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