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Astroturf, Trojan horses, and the fight for Medicare for All

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    • Fri, 08/29/2008 - 9:46pm — DCblogger

    John Geyman has an excellent post examining all the front groups opposing Medicare for All. Highly recommended.

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    that's an excellent resource

    By hipparchia on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 11:26pm

    it's always difficult to tell the players without a score card, especially on this issue. i think i can use this in some of my real life arguments. thanks, thanks, and thanks again for that link.

    so, a listing of not-trustworthies, from your link:

    • Divided We Fail
    • AARP
    • Business Roundtable
    • Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
    • National Coalition on Benefits
    • U. S. Chamber of Commerce
    • Health Care for America Now (HCAN)
    • Families USA
    • American Hospital Association
    • Catholic Health Association of the United States
    • National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
    • America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

    to which i'll add a link to

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    SEIU

    By DCblogger on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 11:35pm

    depends on the local, the international is making mischief, but individual SEIU locals are doing great work. Labor is often like that.

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