$15.2 Billion Plan for Universal Health Care Kindles Support, Ire; Gop Wants It Off State Budget

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Madison - The Senate Democrats' $15.2 billion universal health care plan ignited both passion and criticism in the Capitol on Monday, with supporters praising it as a way to reform a broken system while opponents decried it and asked that it not be added to the state budget.

As a Senate committee heard testimony from those on both sides of the issue, Republican legislators asked Senate Democratic leaders not to vote on the plan today, saying it has the potential to "blow up" a system that now provides care for nine out of every 10 Wisconsin residents.

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$15.2 Billion Plan for Universal Health Care Kindles Support, Ire; Gop Wants It Off State Budget

The debate Monday also exposed a divide in the business community over the plan.

The state's business trade groups spoke against the plan - and the payroll tax that would fund it. But some independent business owners and operators told lawmakers it would work well for them and th...

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