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Here's a more complete transcript of Obama's relevant statement at SEIU's New Leadership Health Care Forum on March 24, 2007 --

As I indicated before, I think that we're going to have to have some system where people can buy into a larger pool. Right now their pool typically is the employer, but there are other ways of doing it. I would like to -- I would hope that we could set up a system that allows those who can go through their employer to access a federal system or a state pool of some sort. But I don't think we're going to be able to eliminate employer coverage immediately. There's going to be potentially some transition process. I can envision a decade out or 15 years out or 20 years out where we've got a much more portable system. Employers still have the option of providing coverage, but many people may find that they get better coverage, or at least coverage that gives them more for health care dollars than they spend outside of their employer. And I think we've got to facilitate that and let individuals make that choice to transition out of employer coverage.

Crystal clear.....the plan, that is to eliminate private insurers.

Show the birth certificate

Private insurance policies will not be able to compete with "National Health Care" . Small business owners will be pressured to join the National Health Care bandwagon.

National Health Care will not bring the best and brightest nurses or doctors to this field.jmo

He is talking about letting people keep their Health care even if they lose their job.

And who pays for an unemployed persons health care? The employed. Programs like National Health Care do not give people the incentive to get insurance...only the reason not to pay for it. "The state will pay for it" mentality.jmo