By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 58 mins ago
WASHINGTON – What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.
That's the estimated share of Americans younger than 65 who'd sign up for the public option plan under the health care bill that Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is steering toward House approval.

KISIT21 - The CBO PUTS the price tag at $1 trillion+. Either a plan the help 2% of the population isn't worth it, or that 2% number is nonsense. I believe the latter. The goal is sell a benign public option that ultimately controls as many people as possible. This changes the political discussion from free market v gov., to how to best run the government program. For what its worth, Europe is a mess. Government debt per capita is 3-4 times that of the U.S.