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Madam Mossfern

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5. I've been saying that

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 07:13 AM

Nov 2012

but no one will listen. More people have to say it. We need to take a clue from the Republicans and chant it everywhere, write it everywhere, make it the slogan of slogans - bumper stickers, posters, ads on TV, Youtubes, tweets.

Educate yourself on the specifics - on exactly how it would work, the quality of care. Arm yourself with arguments to counter "their" claims about how it won't work.

Do it!
Do it!

For the sake of small businesses and large business, for the sake of the economy, for the sake of people. Do it!

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Jon Stewart to business owners. [View all] Ichingcarpenter Nov 2012 OP

you tell it brother liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #1

you got that right. Spock_is_Skeptical Nov 2012 #2

What I don't get is that for may years employers offerred health insurance on their own. snappyturtle Nov 2012 #3

Yes, you are right... ReRe Nov 2012 #8

yup nicely said LostinRed Nov 2012 #4

I've been saying that Madam Mossfern Nov 2012 #5

Well, you're not a celebrity. tclambert Nov 2012 #6

Exactly fasttense Nov 2012 #7

They didn't know they were on the same side of the argument as the "dirty Soshilists"... Volaris Nov 2012 #20

Agreed. But the money will have to come from somewhere. geckosfeet Nov 2012 #9

Or, if businesses now started fighting for single payer healthcare....... Motown_Johnny Nov 2012 #10

Exactly! THAT's the campaign we need to start now... OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #11

The audience went nuts over this Patiod Nov 2012 #12

I couldn't figure out why business wasn't behind single payer hootinholler Nov 2012 #13

Control Hydra Nov 2012 #16

Propaganda. Faux Nooz. loudsue Nov 2012 #18

Because if you own a business, Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck tell you Volaris Nov 2012 #21

Thems fightin' words here on DU. progressoid Nov 2012 #14

Yeah, but... joeunderdog Nov 2012 #15

Well there ya go. Quantess Nov 2012 #17

About a year ago I was at an event with some Scandinavian clients Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2012 #19

That's because it probably WAS the stupidist thing they had ever heard... Volaris Nov 2012 #22

It would have never passed. JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #23