So Much For Health Care Reform


	So Much For Health Care Reform

jasonkelly

9-29-2009 11:00 PM

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jasonkelly says:

Anybody following the money on this issue knew we'd never see any real progress, and now that's been confirmed. Corporations pay to keep health expenses high, so that's where they'll stay for yet another administration. This has been going on for six decades.

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