Laying the foundation

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Author(s)	Los Angeles Times editorial board
Source	Los Angeles Times
Date	March 21, 2010
URL	http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-health20-2010mar20,0,901520.story
Quote	"Some critics argue that the country can't afford a new healthcare entitlement. Others resent the idea of using their tax dollars to pay for other people's insurance, even though that's what Medicare and Medicaid do today. And many say it's un-American, even unconstitutional, to mandate coverage. Such every-man-for-himself thinking ignores how interconnected we are as a society, how important health is to productivity and how much of a drag healthcare costs are on economic growth."

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This item argues for the position Act should be passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.