Quote by Thomas Frank
The only truly individualistic health-care choice - where you rece

The only truly individualistic health-care choice – where you receive care that is unpolluted by anyone elses funds – is to forgo insurance altogether, paying out-of-pocket for health services as you need them. – Thomas Frank

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Acknowledging class was always difficult for New Democrats – it was second-wave, it was divisive – but 2008 made retro politics cool again. – Thomas Frank

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cool
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Yes, Democrats can prove that America pays more for health care than other countries yes, they have won the dispute that private health insurance is needlessly expensive. But what theyve lost is the argument that we are a society. – Thomas Frank

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In America, we no longer have an institutionalized, organized way of calling business to task – of taking them to account for what theyve done – and this is especially true in the cultural realm. – Thomas Frank

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America doesnt have health insurance. – Joe Biden

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In minds crammed with thoughts, organs clogged with toxins, and bodies stiffened with neglect, there is just no space for anything else. – Alison Rose Levy, "An Ancient Cure for Modern Life," Yoga Journal, Jan/F

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No employer is going to hire robustly until they know what the health care cost is going to be. – Lindsey Graham

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Every day, families in the United States face the stark choice between a roof over their heads and food on the table. Buying health insurance, owning a home, and saving up for college are just too far out of their reach. – Chris Van Hollen

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It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons. – Friedrich von Schiller

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