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Jackpine Radical

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1. As long as Medicare is for the elderly only,

Reply to DuaneBidoux (Original post)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 02:49 PM

Jan 2013

it will continue to be expensive because we geezers are the most costly large group there is to insure. The solution is to expand MC to cover everyone. Suddenly we'd be spending 10% or so of GDP on health care rather than the 18% that we now spend.

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Why do Dems keep buying into this narrative that Medicare is the problem? It is bullshit and Dems.. [View all] DuaneBidoux Jan 2013 OP

As long as Medicare is for the elderly only, Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #1

+1 Single Payer National Healthcare NOW leftstreet Jan 2013 #6

Yeah..hate to say it but good luck with that. DuaneBidoux Jan 2013 #9

It's part of America's tradition of privatize the profit and socialize the losses. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2013 #7

And then to scuttle out from under paying Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #18

Let us all pay into Medicare!!! SugarShack Jan 2013 #11

We already do, of course. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #19

Current deficit is driven by defense spending Harmony Blue Jan 2013 #2

I don't know any Dems who aren't saying exactly what you just said. phleshdef Jan 2013 #3

It is complicated but yes the rising cost of healthcare is part of it Harmony Blue Jan 2013 #4

Many may being saying it but we don't have control of the narrative and that's what is needed. DuaneBidoux Jan 2013 #5

how can we get control of the narrative No Compromise Jan 2013 #10

Agree...great question re the narrative. nenagh Jan 2013 #12

Here's a link to last nights discussion on this. Gregorian Jan 2013 #8

The boomers are retiring. Igel Jan 2013 #13

Means testing is problematic el_bryanto Jan 2013 #14

Exactly! n/t markpkessinger Jan 2013 #16

Dems are very bad at messaging Doctor_J Jan 2013 #15

Did she pay cash? Sgent Jan 2013 #17