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Damn you, tall people. They block your view at the movie theater. They're a pain to shop for: Who really wants to drag themselves to the Big & Tall to buy Uncle Lurch a pair of extra-long pants? They're the ones with better chances of becoming pro basketball players, or supermodels...
...There is a long history of using the Census to push for better visibility in American political and economic life. Some of the first lobbying came from Eastern Europeans in the 19th century. But the perfection of identity politics in the 20th kicked the conversation to a whole new level - not that there hasn't been some trepidation along the way. Going into the 1970 Census, groups representing people with disabilities tried to keep a question about handicaps off the questionnaire, afraid it would foster stereotypes. Instead, the data that came back helped bolster support for federal programs to help...
...just a little bit healthier, but it would really cost a lot of money and I want it? Well, what you're describing is - what you're describing is the status quo now. There are all kinds of things that people want that would make them a little bit better and they don't have. Every single person who goes to the emergency room goes through that. Every single person who is denied reimbursement for something by an insurance company is going through that. Every single person who's got an $8,000 deductible, who foregoes a mammogram...
...same time, as you said, there are people whose premiums are going up or out-of-pocket costs are going up or so constrained that they might be able to access a better deal through the health insurance exchange that we've set up. I think right now what we're thinking is that certainly the uninsured can access the exchange. Small businesses who want to provide coverage can access the exchange. The self-employed can access the exchange...
...very important" that Congress and the President pass major health reform in the next few months, and an additional 23% said it was "somewhat important." Only 28% found the immediate effort either not very or not at all important. In a separate question, more Americans said it would be better to pass "major reform" to health care (55%) rather than "minor adjustments...