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Government cast as villain at town hall 'Tea Party' meeting

Dr. Matthew Noordsij-Jones (left) and Cena Buchannon protest for government involved health care reform outside of the Dayton Tea Party Health Care Town Hall at The Mandalay Banquet Center on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Teesha McClam/Staff Dr. Matthew Noordsij-Jones (left) and Cena Buchannon protest for government involved health care reform outside of the Dayton Tea Party Health Care Town Hall at The Mandalay Banquet Center on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

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By Ben Sutherly, Staff Writer Updated 10:58 PM Tuesday, August 18, 2009

MORAINE — The bulk of those attending the Dayton Tea Party’s town hall meeting on health care Tuesday, Aug. 18, made it clear that they want any legislative overhaul involving further government intervention thrown overboard.

But there were glimpses of debate during the two-hour meeting.

Don Nguyen, a local pediatric urologist, questioned the degree to which profits — particularly those of private health-insurance companies — belong in the health systems that provide care to patients.

“I don’t see anywhere ... where (they) should be making bazillions of dollars,” he told a crowd of about 250 at Mandalay Banquet Center.

But supporters defended the rights of the private sector to make a profit, noting that taxes on those profits make government possible.

“It’s the government that’s the pig,” panelist and conservative commentator Stan Soloman said. “Anyone who believes government and compassion have ever met is insane.”

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