We get a debrief on yesterday's presidential town hall meeting from both sides of the health care debate: Judy Ullman, a New Hampshire teacher who attended the event and Corey Lewandowski, an organizer of the anti-Obama protest outside.
“The facility held 2,500 people. They put 1,800 people inside the facility. We had a 1,000 person protest outside. That tells you how visceral an issue this is.”
— anti-Obama protestor Corey Lewandowski
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I was disappointed that nobody asked Corey, an organizer for the protests 1) whether he currently has any health care coverage; 2) if yes, what sort of coverage, premium/year, copays, etc.; and 3) if not (of which I doubt very much), how he is paying for his health care?
Wouldn't it be fun to have everyone identify him/herself when it comes to health care related discussions as follows:
"Hi, I'm Lingfen and I'm covered by (health plan). I pay $___ per year for my coverage, I pay $___ for office visits and about $___ for prescriptions."
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