{"id":339781,"date":"2010-02-19T07:40:15","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T12:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/02\/19\/health-care-reform-back-from-the-dead-obamas-team-signals-support-for-public-option-18-senators-sign-on\/"},"modified":"2010-02-19T07:40:15","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T12:40:15","slug":"health-care-reform-back-from-the-dead-obama%e2%80%99s-team-signals-support-for-public-option-18-senators-sign-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/339781","title":{"rendered":"Health Care Reform Back from the Dead? Obama\u2019s Team Signals Support for Public Option; 18 Senators Sign on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/6843364\/13qbcu\/alternet~Health-Care-Reform-Back-from-the-Dead-Obamas-Team-Signals-Support-for-Public-Option-Senators-Sign-on\" >Health Care Reform Back from the Dead? Obama&#8217;s Team Signals Support for Public Option; 18 Senators Sign on                     <\/a><br \/>Pressure is building in the Senate among Dems, and Obama&#8217;s Health Secretary backed government-run insurance plan if Majority Leader Harry Reid signs on to it.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/6843364\/13qbcu\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Pressure is building in the Senate among Dems, and Obama&#039;s Health Secretary backed government-run insurance plan if Majority Leader Harry Reid signs on to it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fhealth%2f145732%2fhealth_care_reform_back_from_the_dead_obama%27s_team_signals_support_for_public_option%3b_18_senators_sign_on&#038;submitHeadline=Health+Care+Reform+Back+from+the+Dead%3f+Obama%26%23039%3bs+Team+Signals+Support+for+Public+Option%3b+18+Senators+Sign+on\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fhealth%2f145732%2fhealth_care_reform_back_from_the_dead_obama%27s_team_signals_support_for_public_option%3b_18_senators_sign_on&#038;title=Health+Care+Reform+Back+from+the+Dead%3f+Obama%26%23039%3bs+Team+Signals+Support+for+Public+Option%3b+18+Senators+Sign+on\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fhealth%2f145732%2fhealth_care_reform_back_from_the_dead_obama%27s_team_signals_support_for_public_option%3b_18_senators_sign_on&#038;title=Health+Care+Reform+Back+from+the+Dead%3f+Obama%26%23039%3bs+Team+Signals+Support+for+Public+Option%3b+18+Senators+Sign+on\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fhealth%2f145732%2fhealth_care_reform_back_from_the_dead_obama%27s_team_signals_support_for_public_option%3b_18_senators_sign_on&#038;t=Health+Care+Reform+Back+from+the+Dead%3f+Obama%26%23039%3bs+Team+Signals+Support+for+Public+Option%3b+18+Senators+Sign+on\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fhealth%2f145732%2fhealth_care_reform_back_from_the_dead_obama%27s_team_signals_support_for_public_option%3b_18_senators_sign_on&#038;title=Health+Care+Reform+Back+from+the+Dead%3f+Obama%26%23039%3bs+Team+Signals+Support+for+Public+Option%3b+18+Senators+Sign+on\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fhealth%2f145732%2fhealth_care_reform_back_from_the_dead_obama%27s_team_signals_support_for_public_option%3b_18_senators_sign_on&#038;title=Health+Care+Reform+Back+from+the+Dead%3f+Obama%26%23039%3bs+Team+Signals+Support+for+Public+Option%3b+18+Senators+Sign+on\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Health+Care+Reform+Back+from+the+Dead%3f+Obama%26%23039%3bs+Team+Signals+Support+for+Public+Option%3b+18+Senators+Sign+on+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fhealth%2f145732%2fhealth_care_reform_back_from_the_dead_obama%27s_team_signals_support_for_public_option%3b_18_senators_sign_on\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/6841855\/13qbcu\/alternet~Man-Who-Crashed-Plane-into-IRS-Building-Posted-Online-Manifesto-and-Gets-RightWing-Macabre-Facebook-Fan-Page\" >Man Who Crashed Plane into IRS Building Posted Online Manifesto (and Gets Right-Wing Macabre Facebook Fan Page)                     <\/a><br \/>Software engineer Joseph Stack blasted taxes, the legal system and corporate executives in his suicide note, and a Facebook fan club celebrates his act.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/6841855\/13qbcu\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Software engineer Joseph Stack blasted taxes, the legal system and corporate executives in his suicide note, and a Facebook fan club celebrates his act.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145734%2fman_who_crashed_plane_into_irs_building_posted_online_manifesto_%28and_gets_right-wing_macabre_facebook_fan_page%29&#038;submitHeadline=Man+Who+Crashed+Plane+into+IRS+Building+Posted+Online+Manifesto+%28and+Gets+Right-Wing+Macabre+Facebook+Fan+Page%29\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145734%2fman_who_crashed_plane_into_irs_building_posted_online_manifesto_%28and_gets_right-wing_macabre_facebook_fan_page%29&#038;title=Man+Who+Crashed+Plane+into+IRS+Building+Posted+Online+Manifesto+%28and+Gets+Right-Wing+Macabre+Facebook+Fan+Page%29\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145734%2fman_who_crashed_plane_into_irs_building_posted_online_manifesto_%28and_gets_right-wing_macabre_facebook_fan_page%29&#038;title=Man+Who+Crashed+Plane+into+IRS+Building+Posted+Online+Manifesto+%28and+Gets+Right-Wing+Macabre+Facebook+Fan+Page%29\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145734%2fman_who_crashed_plane_into_irs_building_posted_online_manifesto_%28and_gets_right-wing_macabre_facebook_fan_page%29&#038;t=Man+Who+Crashed+Plane+into+IRS+Building+Posted+Online+Manifesto+%28and+Gets+Right-Wing+Macabre+Facebook+Fan+Page%29\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145734%2fman_who_crashed_plane_into_irs_building_posted_online_manifesto_%28and_gets_right-wing_macabre_facebook_fan_page%29&#038;title=Man+Who+Crashed+Plane+into+IRS+Building+Posted+Online+Manifesto+%28and+Gets+Right-Wing+Macabre+Facebook+Fan+Page%29\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145734%2fman_who_crashed_plane_into_irs_building_posted_online_manifesto_%28and_gets_right-wing_macabre_facebook_fan_page%29&#038;title=Man+Who+Crashed+Plane+into+IRS+Building+Posted+Online+Manifesto+%28and+Gets+Right-Wing+Macabre+Facebook+Fan+Page%29\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Man+Who+Crashed+Plane+into+IRS+Building+Posted+Online+Manifesto+%28and+Gets+Right-Wing+Macabre+Facebook+Fan+Page%29+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145734%2fman_who_crashed_plane_into_irs_building_posted_online_manifesto_%28and_gets_right-wing_macabre_facebook_fan_page%29\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/6841854\/13qbcu\/alternet~Conservatives-Real-Agenda-Revealed-at-CPAC-Conference-Love-of-Torture-and-Hatred-of-Obama\" >Conservatives&#8217; Real Agenda Revealed at CPAC Conference: Love of Torture and Hatred of Obama                     <\/a><br \/>Day One of this year&#8217;s conservafest included a surprise visit by torture advocate #1 Dick Cheney, and the crowd went wild for him.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/6841854\/13qbcu\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Day One of this year&#039;s conservafest included a surprise visit by torture advocate #1 Dick Cheney, and the crowd went wild for him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145729%2fconservatives%27_real_agenda_revealed_at_cpac_conference%3a_love_of_torture_and_hatred_of_obama&#038;submitHeadline=Conservatives%26%23039%3b+Real+Agenda+Revealed+at+CPAC+Conference%3a+Love+of+Torture+and+Hatred+of+Obama\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145729%2fconservatives%27_real_agenda_revealed_at_cpac_conference%3a_love_of_torture_and_hatred_of_obama&#038;title=Conservatives%26%23039%3b+Real+Agenda+Revealed+at+CPAC+Conference%3a+Love+of+Torture+and+Hatred+of+Obama\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145729%2fconservatives%27_real_agenda_revealed_at_cpac_conference%3a_love_of_torture_and_hatred_of_obama&#038;title=Conservatives%26%23039%3b+Real+Agenda+Revealed+at+CPAC+Conference%3a+Love+of+Torture+and+Hatred+of+Obama\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145729%2fconservatives%27_real_agenda_revealed_at_cpac_conference%3a_love_of_torture_and_hatred_of_obama&#038;t=Conservatives%26%23039%3b+Real+Agenda+Revealed+at+CPAC+Conference%3a+Love+of+Torture+and+Hatred+of+Obama\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145729%2fconservatives%27_real_agenda_revealed_at_cpac_conference%3a_love_of_torture_and_hatred_of_obama&#038;title=Conservatives%26%23039%3b+Real+Agenda+Revealed+at+CPAC+Conference%3a+Love+of+Torture+and+Hatred+of+Obama\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145729%2fconservatives%27_real_agenda_revealed_at_cpac_conference%3a_love_of_torture_and_hatred_of_obama&#038;title=Conservatives%26%23039%3b+Real+Agenda+Revealed+at+CPAC+Conference%3a+Love+of+Torture+and+Hatred+of+Obama\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Conservatives%26%23039%3b+Real+Agenda+Revealed+at+CPAC+Conference%3a+Love+of+Torture+and+Hatred+of+Obama+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145729%2fconservatives%27_real_agenda_revealed_at_cpac_conference%3a_love_of_torture_and_hatred_of_obama\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/6839607\/13qbcu\/alternet~Obama-Pick-for-Budget-Commission-Is-a-Very-Ominous-Sign-A-Social-SecurityMedicare-Slasher\" >Obama Pick for Budget Commission Is a Very Ominous Sign; A Social Security-Medicare Slasher                     <\/a><br \/>We should be focusing on the cost of two wars, Bush&#8217;s rotten medicare reform and outrageous tax cuts to the wealthy before slashing Social Security.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/6839607\/13qbcu\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>We should be focusing on the cost of two wars, Bush&#039;s rotten medicare reform and outrageous tax cuts to the wealthy before slashing Social Security.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145725%2fobama_pick_for_budget_commission_is_a_very_ominous_sign%3b_a_social_security-medicare_slasher&#038;submitHeadline=Obama+Pick+for+Budget+Commission+Is+a+Very+Ominous+Sign%3b+A+Social+Security-Medicare+Slasher\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145725%2fobama_pick_for_budget_commission_is_a_very_ominous_sign%3b_a_social_security-medicare_slasher&#038;title=Obama+Pick+for+Budget+Commission+Is+a+Very+Ominous+Sign%3b+A+Social+Security-Medicare+Slasher\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145725%2fobama_pick_for_budget_commission_is_a_very_ominous_sign%3b_a_social_security-medicare_slasher&#038;title=Obama+Pick+for+Budget+Commission+Is+a+Very+Ominous+Sign%3b+A+Social+Security-Medicare+Slasher\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145725%2fobama_pick_for_budget_commission_is_a_very_ominous_sign%3b_a_social_security-medicare_slasher&#038;t=Obama+Pick+for+Budget+Commission+Is+a+Very+Ominous+Sign%3b+A+Social+Security-Medicare+Slasher\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145725%2fobama_pick_for_budget_commission_is_a_very_ominous_sign%3b_a_social_security-medicare_slasher&#038;title=Obama+Pick+for+Budget+Commission+Is+a+Very+Ominous+Sign%3b+A+Social+Security-Medicare+Slasher\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145725%2fobama_pick_for_budget_commission_is_a_very_ominous_sign%3b_a_social_security-medicare_slasher&#038;title=Obama+Pick+for+Budget+Commission+Is+a+Very+Ominous+Sign%3b+A+Social+Security-Medicare+Slasher\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Obama+Pick+for+Budget+Commission+Is+a+Very+Ominous+Sign%3b+A+Social+Security-Medicare+Slasher+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fnews%2f145725%2fobama_pick_for_budget_commission_is_a_very_ominous_sign%3b_a_social_security-medicare_slasher\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/6839605\/13qbcu\/alternet~Theres-No-Such-Thing-as-a-Free-Market-Just-a-Matter-of-Who-Pays-for-It\" >There&#8217;s No Such Thing as a Free Market &#8212; Just a Matter of Who Pays for It                     <\/a><br \/>Raj Patel argues that the corporate capture of government and our current financial crisis are the result of our bankrupt political system.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/6839605\/13qbcu\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Raj Patel argues that the corporate capture of government and our current financial crisis are the result of our bankrupt political system.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f145726%2fthere%27s_no_such_thing_as_a_free_market_--_just_a_matter_of_who_pays_for_it&#038;submitHeadline=There%26%23039%3bs+No+Such+Thing+as+a+Free+Market+--+Just+a+Matter+of+Who+Pays+for+It\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f145726%2fthere%27s_no_such_thing_as_a_free_market_--_just_a_matter_of_who_pays_for_it&#038;title=There%26%23039%3bs+No+Such+Thing+as+a+Free+Market+--+Just+a+Matter+of+Who+Pays+for+It\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f145726%2fthere%27s_no_such_thing_as_a_free_market_--_just_a_matter_of_who_pays_for_it&#038;title=There%26%23039%3bs+No+Such+Thing+as+a+Free+Market+--+Just+a+Matter+of+Who+Pays+for+It\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f145726%2fthere%27s_no_such_thing_as_a_free_market_--_just_a_matter_of_who_pays_for_it&#038;t=There%26%23039%3bs+No+Such+Thing+as+a+Free+Market+--+Just+a+Matter+of+Who+Pays+for+It\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f145726%2fthere%27s_no_such_thing_as_a_free_market_--_just_a_matter_of_who_pays_for_it&#038;title=There%26%23039%3bs+No+Such+Thing+as+a+Free+Market+--+Just+a+Matter+of+Who+Pays+for+It\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f145726%2fthere%27s_no_such_thing_as_a_free_market_--_just_a_matter_of_who_pays_for_it&#038;title=There%26%23039%3bs+No+Such+Thing+as+a+Free+Market+--+Just+a+Matter+of+Who+Pays+for+It\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=There%26%23039%3bs+No+Such+Thing+as+a+Free+Market+--+Just+a+Matter+of+Who+Pays+for+It+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2feconomy%2f145726%2fthere%27s_no_such_thing_as_a_free_market_--_just_a_matter_of_who_pays_for_it\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Care Reform Back from the Dead? Obama&#8217;s Team Signals Support for Public Option; 18 Senators Sign on Pressure is building in the Senate among Dems, and Obama&#8217;s Health Secretary backed government-run insurance plan if Majority Leader Harry Reid signs on to it. Pressure is building in the Senate among Dems, and Obama&#039;s Health Secretary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":807,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/807"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339781\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}