The other, more restrictive, side of the Canadian healthcare coin

Mr. Luther’s letter (Cheney Free Press, Nov. 3) left a lot unsaid. Example: “two Democratic senators” helped Republicans kill a public option for Obamacare. Omitted was a third non-Republican pseudo-Democrat Lieberman. Those three would not agree to cloture. Harry Reid and Democrats, not Republicans, killed the option.

Public option is the first step toward a single-payer system. Recently, Democrats Kaine, Tester and McCaskill refused to sign a Senate resolution supporting the public option.

Single payer, a.k.a, a complete government-owned health insurance system covering everyone (without pri...