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easytapper said

The result of including a public option on healthcare exchanges would be that one of two things would happen. Either other insurers would remain on the exchanges to compete for the consumer's dollar, which would create a downward pressure on insurance premiums that benefits consumers, or Americans would enroll in the public option en masse, which would accelerate the move toward a true single-payer system.

I don't understand this.  If the insurance companies are already losing money, and wanting to flee the exchange, how is having another option that they can't compete against is a help (for the insurers).  

It's not. It's designed specifically to hurt their business even further. These guys want everyone dependent on the government for everything in life.