The subtitle of this diary is "We Must Come Together On This Now"
The decision by liberal activist organizations and blogs to bypass the Medicare for All endeavor, would be slightly less troubling if it weren't dumped in favor of redirecting focus and energy on an undefined/mythical "strong public option."
No such strong public option exists in any version of the current bills, nor has one been offered by any member through amendment.
Indeed the only "strong/robust public option" is a plan that allows everyone to buy into Medicare. Yet no organization or top blog has demanded this be defined as the "robust public option."
For activists to fail to demand any one, including even the Progressive Caucus, to define buying into Medicare as the "public option" is terrible mistake that has, in part, led to our current predicament where even the best possible bill being debated in Congress is in reality a health insurance industry bailout and Big PhRMA giveaway.
WE MUST ACT NOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
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