And make the insurance companies fight it out in 50 states.
I called the Opt-Out option back in August, before anyone that I am aware of.
I like the idea and what good it potentially does for the Democratic party.
The Opt-in, I don't like so much. It would make it exponentially more difficult for solid Red states to participate.
Now, it looks like they're using the threat of a trigger to leverage an Opt-In into the equation. The ever progressive Ben Nelson said he likes an Opt In. I believe he'll hold his nose and swallow an Opt Out. Enough said.
Call your Congress critters and tell them No opt in. No trigger. No more compromise.
Opt Out is Cop Out enough.
As Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO.) told ABC's This Week -- and Democratic aides confirmed -- Reid will likely "end up... having votes on a number of choices" including a public plan that states could opt into, one they could opt out of, and a plan that would be triggered in "if these insurance companies don't manage to bring down costs within a certain period of time."
We're at the point where the car salesman takes us into the backroom and tells us, "golly, gee, I tried but my manager said no, can you give us an Opt In?"
This is when we tell them no, and if they don't deliver, we walk,and take our business and money elsewhere.