The last thing you want if you want this fucking bill passed it for congress to be pounded by republicans while the progressives attack their flank.
Or, the progressives could listen to, and address the concerns of repugnicans and blue dogs. For example, they could include a provision that mandates only private funding after a boot-up time to take away the argument that gov't run insurance will drive private insurance out of business by undermining prices with taxpayer funded subsidies.
I personally think they should raise the capital gains tax on anyone who made more than 1 million for 2 years consecutively (to avoid penalizing old timers who cash out after holding for years on end) from 15% to 35%. Since that IS the tax rate for millionaires it seems fair to tax them at that rate, and I'm pretty sure that would cover the costs.
Anyway, since Rahm can't exactly tell the repugnicans to ease the fuck up, might as well tell the other 1/8th of the problem. No point losing seats to teaparty/birther/no-socialized-medicine-medicare-recipient republicans when you don't have to.
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