So looks like Health Care Reform is going to get passed pretty quickly.

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I am not sure how long this will take,but I just heard from an Obama press conference that he wants something done in a few weeks.

his exact words
have therefore asked leaders in both of Houses of Congress to finish their work and schedule a vote in the next few weeks. From now until then, I will do everything in my power to make the case for reform. And I urge every American who wants this reform to make their voice heard as well – every family, every business owner, every patient, every doctor, every nurse.

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I'm sorry, didn't I hear this line three months ago?

Not sure.

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You're overestimating, my friend.  Remember when the "hard deadline" was last August?

Nope! I have been paying more attention to economics than politics for the past two years, so I am sometimes out of the loop. Lets juts put it this way.....I am more sure of health care passing now than i was a few months ago.

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You're overestimating, my friend.  Remember when the "hard deadline" was last August?

The obstacles here are well-defined. Last summer, they weren't.

This is why I think health care reform has a better chance of passing now than before. Ideally we should have a single payer system, but it looks like this "reform package" is the best we can get. Its better than nothing and it should cover 30 million americans that are now uninsured.

The only problem is that republicans may attempt to throw in stupid legislation as a delaying tactic, or may attempt to strip out as many things as possible. 

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Good. Healthcare for all Americans has been the raison d'etre of the Democratic Party for over 50 years now. We have the largest majorities in the House and Senate in decades. And this will improve the lives of tens of millions of people.

Thomas Jefferson supported the creation of a national fund for hospitals.

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good

Thanks, that impacted my day.

same,but now i dont care....time for bed.