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PATXgirl

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1. One thing that struck me was the scene Lincoln talks about the Emancipation Proclamation and giving

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:55 PM

Nov 2012

The citizens 18 months to think on that before choosing to reelect him for a second term. And by doing so it convinced him that the people were ready for the end of slavery. It would still be a fight, but one most Americans were ready for.

As I'm listening to it, I realized Obama signed the ACA about halfway through his first term and after 18-24 months of thinking about it, the majority of the people still voted him into a second term. That shows the majority of Americans agree that the insurance/medical system we have now needs work and we want everyone to have access to medical care.

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Lincoln Film and the Affordable Care Act [View all] kairos12 Nov 2012 OP

One thing that struck me was the scene Lincoln talks about the Emancipation Proclamation and giving PATXgirl Nov 2012 #1

Well Said kairos12 Nov 2012 #2

"The linkage between work and health care chains a person to their job" Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #3