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Section 1553 in the Health Care Bill

Democrats like to say a lot of things about healthcare, in order to calm the jitters of the voting public. Of course you can keep your current health insurance, they say. The public option will simply keep those private companies in check. Furthermore, they say, fears of rationed care are unfounded — and clearly the fear of mandated euthenasia is pure paranoia. But are these the facts? Do these calming words have any basis in reality? As has been noted here and elsewhere, a public option will almost certainly evolve into a single-payer system — and, indeed, that is what...

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