Archive for September 25th, 2009
Public Option Trigger? How about a PRIVATE Option Trigger?
By Mugsy - Last updated: Friday, September 25, 2009
Special Edition So-called “Moderate” Republicans like Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and “Blue Dog” Democrats have been all about including a “trigger” provision in any healthcare reform bill. What exactly is the “trigger”? Lindsay Beyerstein of The Huffington Post defined it best: “A public option with a trigger is a compromise whereby a public system would only [...]
