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To: puborectalis who wrote (760379)	12/31/2013 7:45:32 AM
From: d[-_-]b	4 Recommendations Recommended By FJB joseffy Tenchusatsu TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576152

The intended result: 25 million fewer uninsured Americans. If only 2 million signed up (and mostly for medicare) how is less than 10% of the 25 million a success?

To: puborectalis who wrote (760379)	12/31/2013 10:17:17 AM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576152

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To: puborectalis who wrote (760379)	12/31/2013 10:21:23 AM
From: koan	Respond to of 1576152

More readable: According to a major new study by a group of academic researchers at Columbia University, government programs like food stamps and unemployment insurance have significantly helped the poor over the last 50 years. But the very same study shows that America’s deregulated, capitalism-gone-wild economy has done far less to lift people out of poverty during that same period. The facts demonstrate clearly that government services have made the difference in people’s lives, while America’s economic policies have failed. alternet.org