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It's more than a slight preference. It's the best solution, as proven by every other industrialized nation on the goddamn planet. Single payer MUST be the ultimate goal. But Dr. Howard Dean has a valid point. And not only is he someone whose opinion I respect a lot, but he is also a doctor, as is his wife, so unlike 99.9% of the people fighting reform, he knows what he's talking about.
And that is, that a valid public option would leave it up to the people to choose whether they want a private corporate plan, or a public plan along the lines of Medicare or the VA system. I suspect not many people are happy with their private plans, so that scenario would work itself out in the long run.
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