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My Top 10 list.(FROM OUR PRESIDENT)
If I had just 10 minutes with the new president, after the formalities were over and we had patted the puppy, I'd present Consumers Union's Top 10 wish list on behalf of American consumers:
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1 Lower the cost of health care. A November 2007 survey by CONSUMER REPORTS found that 35 percent of respondents had postponed or skipped medical care to control their expenses.
2 Guarantee quality health coverage for everyone at a price they can afford. In the U.S., 46 million people have no health insurance. Even those with insurance fear being bankrupted by a medical crisis or losing their job and health insurance.
3 Make drugs safer to take and patients safer in hospitals. Consumers deserve to know the effects of medications and to feel confident that they won't be victims of medical errors.
4 Require lenders to make only sound loans that the borrower is reasonably likely to be able to repay.
5 Ensure effective federal regulation of financial services and products. And allow states to put in place stronger ...
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