Can the states do what the federal government has failed to do and initiate public programs that can eventually solve national problems as they incubate slowly a the state level? Some governors and state legislatures seem to think the answer is yes. Yes to state public health plans and yes to state public banks.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Montana Follows Vermont’s Lead on Path to State-Level Single-Payer Health Care, and More:
“Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana said he plans to ask the federal government to exempt his state from requirements in the Affordable Care Act – so that he can set up a universal, single-payer system like in Canada. Earlier this year – the state of Vermont started moving in the same direction too. Governor Schweitzer said he wants to create a system modeled after the Canadian province of Saskatchewan – where less is spent on healthcare – but there are better results and people live longer. Today – Canada has a nationwide single-payer system – but it started with one province – Saskatchewan – and spread across the rest of the nation. Let’s hope we see the same thing sweep across America.” (Read the rest)
