Politics and Money

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All 620,000 of the state’s residents would be eligible for coverage under the new system, which proponents say would be cheaper over all than the current patchwork of insurers. A five-member board appointed by the governor is to determine payment rates for doctors, what benefits to cover and other details

YESSIR.....a socialist's/communist's delight......the state TELLS PRIVATE DOCTORS what they will make....tells YOU what will be covered....wonderful....just wonderful.....

you are now a ward of the state.......IDIOTS!!!!!

and, the state steals money from the large productive private companies to help subsidize the state system....

of course, the state will get all the people employed by smaller private business....that's how you develop a nanny state.....and, the first step at controlling private sector business by manipulating the workers.....VERY GOOD, HOWARD DEAN COMMUNISTS, VERY GOOD!!!!!

Self-insured businesses like IBM, the state’s largest employer, could continue providing health coverage to workers under the law, though they would have to help finance the new system, possibly through a payroll tax.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/22/us/22vermont.html?pagewanted=all

one of the biggest problems with this set up is that it will be falsely touted as wonderful....

because like sweden, there is a matter of scale to be considered....a little more than a half million live in those woods.....

just like "living on a commune and growing our own crops, man"......

it's all wonderful because it exists within the larger support net of the federal government......who I am sure will not give one cent to Vermont....RIGHT???!!!