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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
Not really. The history of gov't provided health care is long and winding. The SSA website has a good summary. Here's the page on the post-WW2 period through the Truman years,
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Naw, we're talking the 1960's - Lyndon Johnson. The last politician - in every sense of the word - powerful enough to have gotten this done. At that point, even Republicans were in favor of social programs and helping the indigent, poor, elderly. Yes, I understand the AMA actions, etc. I think if Johnson hadn't also had to address civil rights and racism, he'd have gotten it done.
My hope is that, with so many states now looking to take advantage and implement advanced single payer systems under the PPACA (rather than taking the less-inclusive fed program) - people will see how well this works, and it will spread.