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Single-payer questions and answers (updated)
ecthompsonmd August 4, 2009

Thanks for stopping by C&L readers. I posted a little something on my Facebook page which stated if we went with single-payer would you save anywhere between $3 – 4 trillion over 10 years. Some of my friends began to seize when they saw that number. So I thought that I would take some time to explain where that number came from and answer some of other questions. Are you dreaming? Although it is nice to dream, I don’t think I’ve ever dreamed about healthcare or healthcare reform. As a matter of fact, I’m really not looking forward to dreaming about

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Badness at BOA
ecthompsonmd February 4, 2009

Summary: the MSM hasn’t really reported this yet and I don’t know if it is true. I don’t have any contacts inside Bank Of America but this looks like something that corporate America would do. There used to be shame in laying off people. Not any more.  Reagan changed that. Now Wall Street wants and expects a company to trim the fat. From Daily Kos: I just got a call from a friend who works in HR at Bank Of America in Delaware. I wanted to diary this to add to the list of ‘outrages’ perpetuated by this bank. Just to clarify, they did nothing

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Obama takes the lead in Swing States with early voting
ecthompsonmd November 3, 2008

The strategy to get your people to the polls early and avoid all of those last minute problems was brilliant. From TPM: • In Florida, Public Policy Polling (D) has Obama up 56%-42% among early voters, with an estimated 56% of the total likely vote now cast. McCain is ahead 54%-43% with the rest, for an overall top-line of Obama 50%, McCain 48%. • In Nevada, Public Policy Polling (D) has Obama up 57%-43% among early voters, with an estimated 71% of the total likely vote already cast. McCain is up 57%-38% among the remaining votes, for an overall top-line result

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