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  1. “Can someone give me a synopsis of the above posts.”

    A says socialized health care is good.
    B says socialized health care is bad.
    A and B agree to disagree.
    It sucks.
    Biff talks about his new vacuum.
    It sucks.

  2. As a Medicare beneficiary, I have to say I’m happy w/ my coverage for the first time ever. Got cancer in my mid-20s while living in London – moved back here to be w/ family & it cost me literally hundreds of thousands over the years – even w/ doctors waiving their fees. Took me over 20 years to pay everything off. Then I was uninsurable but finally got some coverage in my 40s. Last year I was paying $1100. per month for a n.v.g. HMO. This year, w/ Medicare, I pay a tenth that & get eyeglasses, various annual check-ups w/ no need for clumsy referrals & feel quite secure w/ what is available.
    I do believe tort reform should be a part of any new plan – litigation & malpractice insurance are real drains on the system in many ways.
    I firmly believe that if the far right hadn’t done so much scare-mongering, the country is really pretty much in agreement about what should come about. But witness those poor misguided souls who affirm Medicare while screaming about keeping gov’t uninvolved – that kind of shrill, uneducated ranting is the true cause of the inability to come up w/ an agreement.

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