Question Of The Day: But People Want A Public Option...

The public option likely won't make it out of the Senate Finance Committee when it's put to a vote this week (though it could come back on the floor). Meanwhile, major polls show that most Americans want one. Is this a case of the legislature not giving the people what they want? If so, is there anything wrong with it?

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/09/question-of-the-day-but-people-want-a-public-option/27313/