Public squared: Government plan gets a new name

 
The Oklahoman Editorial
Published: October 28, 2009

Question: When is a "public option” in health care not a public option? That’s easy: When it’s a "consumer option” or a "competitive option.”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rolled out the old if-you-can’t-beat-them-try-to-fool-them strategy with a new label for the government-run insurance option she wants to include in the Democrats’ pending legislation.

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