He told more than 50 people at the Milnor Community Center that he came up with the plan after it became obvious to him that the public option wouldn't make the cut. Conrad told Seeberg that experts believe it would be possible to build a cooperative of 12 million members, which would make it the third-largest health insurance plan in the country. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.