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    Who are the NERD fund donors Mr Snyder?

    Raise the curtain.

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    You could fly a balloon with all that hot air! | 20 comments (20 topical, 0 hidden)
    What savings? (none / 0) (#1)
    by NoviDemocrat on Wed Sep 05, 2007 at 10:47:23 AM EST
    The argument that SB 418 is going to save the state a lot of money is a based on the flawed idea that competitive bidding is going to result in major reductions in health care costs. If that was the case, private employers, who can seek bids from any number of health care providers, should be seeing significant savings in their health care costs. But we know that's not the case. The only way that the private sector sees major savings in health care costs is by reducing employee benefits. That's the dirty little not-so-secret goal of Senate Republicans. They know that real "savings" will only come when benefits for public sector employees are cut. That will be the next step.

    You could fly a balloon with all that hot air! | 20 comments (20 topical, 0 hidden)
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