Doctor Groups Flex Muscle In Capitol: $2.3 Million in Campaign Cash to Influence Health-Care Reform
News The State Capitol has been abuzz the last couple of days because of a hot list (PDF) circulating in ... More
Feb 10, 2012 06:00 pm by NIGEL JAQUISS | Comments 3
Nonsense Knows No State Boundary: Washington Legislators Get Bogus Job Claims on CRC
News Up north of here, Washington legislators in Olympia are debating whether or not they should authoriz... More
Feb 10, 2012 09:09 am | Comments 1
Occupy Arrestees Win Their Right to Full Trials—Even Though They May Not Need It
News The estimated 160 people arrested during Occupy Portland protests in the past five months have won t... More
Feb 9, 2012 01:24 pm by HANNAH HOFFMAN | Comments 2
Almost Live: Rockets at Blazers
News So I'm having a bit of trouble with the picture, which is coming from my phone (I drew it on my way ... More
Feb 8, 2012 07:09 pm by CASEY JARMAN | Comments 0

If 72% of Americans call for a public health plan, why not give us what we want? The inefficiency of the political left is due to the fragmentation of ideas and policies of our representatives. Wyden’s plan is an example of this. He contradicts not only what the public desires but also what our popular president would like to see. A public plan option would meet the two demands that Senator Wyden lays out: It would incentivize keeping us healthy over paying doctors for keeping us sick. And it would drive down out-of-pocket costs. Why can’t our lefty representatives come together and finally pass a bill to reform our health care system? At that, why not go with the plan that Americans are telling them that they want? Give us reform. Give us a public plan that can meet our needs.
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