[lbo-talk] HC reform and increase in profits

[James Leveque]

I'm debating with a lib friend of mine who thinks that we can get a public
option now that hc reform seems like a done deal. My point is that since the
public mandate will increase insurance company profits, that will only
increase their ability to lobby against a public option. So hc reform, as it
stands, actually works against the future possibility of a pubic option. Has
anybody seen any stats on the projected increase in profits for insurance
companies after the mandate takes effect?

Thanks,
-- 
James Patrick Leveque
MSc Student in Comparative & General Literature
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
University of Edinburgh