Thursday, October 8, 2009

Justin Gardner - Political Pulse – Carper Compromise Gains Traction Among Moderate Dems - True/Slant

by Justin Gardner

And just in case you forgot the Carper compromise…here’s the jist (linked above):

Carper wants to allow states to individually decide whether to create a private-insurance competitor such as a government plan and a nonprofit insurance cooperative, or to open up state-based insurance pools for government workers to every resident.

Pretty simple, no? Blue states will go for the public option. Purple states will go half and half. Red states will go for the co-ops.

And remember…this is only for folks who don’t have health care. Everybody else stays the same.

Here’s the question: Is giving states so many choices a good thing?
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