Dem State Committee endorses single payer

According to a report from Jerry Policoff on OpEdNews.com, the Democratic State Committee has endorsed the idea of enacting a single-payer health care system in Pennsylvania. Three of the five Democratic candidates for governor have said they would sign such a bill and the other two are open to the idea.

Why isn't this generating coverage in the mainstream media? Because it's doesn't rise to the level of news until something actually happens. Gov. Rendell promised to sign a single-payer bill if it reached his desk. It hasn't. Perhaps some believe nothing will happen until the federal level action (or inaction) is resolved, so promising to do something once all the political inertia is overcome is an easy thing to do. Here's hoping the legislature calls their bluff--and soon.

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