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In reply to the discussion: Obama explains why there is no public option in Obamacare [View all]Old Codger
(4,205 posts)96. Except
The "they" in that is big business..
"The people" always get what they want"
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ACA makes it possible to tell an employer to screw themselves and not worry about pre-existing condi
Hoyt
Apr 2016
#35
Fuck the ACA. It raised my taxes because I can't afford healthcare. n/t
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#153
I live in a red state too. Glad to pay increased taxes for subsidies to poor, uninsured.
Hoyt
Apr 2016
#182
And there are fewer and fewer people with jobs that provide health insurance, every year,
djean111
Apr 2016
#4
And meeting your annual deductible, changing jobs and having to start from scratch
LiberalEsto
Apr 2016
#13
You're right. He had 42 days and 10 Dems against him, and, we stayed off the streets.
Festivito
Apr 2016
#15
There is no revolution when people sit at their computers and post on social media.
randome
Apr 2016
#43
Yes, it would. The folks here arguing against Obama are only succeeding in proving him right.
stevenleser
Apr 2016
#94
I agree about also having to deal with some people's resistance to change
thesquanderer
Apr 2016
#165
No ... I have NOT made this leap ... fortunate for you, the strawman broke your fall ...
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2016
#115
No, but I thought you were agreeing with BO that essentially 85% of the people didn't care about it.
thesquanderer
Apr 2016
#133
Okay. Where we stand depends, largely, on where we sat ... before we stood.
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2016
#137
And fuck the millions with pre-existing conditions that, now, have healthcare financing ...
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2016
#160
There are far more provision is the ACA than just pre-existing conditions ...
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2016
#167
In the real world, people are rebelling against an unjust and corrupt bi-partisan conspiracy.
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#168
That isn't true. The sharing of ideas via media is an essential - and probably universal -
RadiationTherapy
Apr 2016
#86
re: "there needs to be something concise and specific to get the attention of...Congress"
thesquanderer
Apr 2016
#46
Getting money out of politics means fully funded federal campaigns. Easy and cheap to do. n/t
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#158
Hard to lose 45 states when you're polling well ahead of every Republican opponent.
thesquanderer
Apr 2016
#99
So your ideal system is one where we have to revolt to get any kind of policy change, every time?
Rex
Apr 2016
#139
My ideal system is supplanting oligarchy with American democracy. n/t
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#169
When we realized there was to be no bully pulpit. Only Republicans had one of them.
Enthusiast
Apr 2016
#57
I remember being so happy, filled with hope. What kind of evil would it take to smother that?
Enthusiast
Apr 2016
#140
Big insurance collects free money every day. It's the biggest scam in the entire economy.
Enthusiast
Apr 2016
#51
Lobbyists from Big Insurance, Big Health Care and Big PHRMA who met with the WH
merrily
Apr 2016
#33
Hey that's not true. THe majority of people DO support the public option OR single payer.
Cheese Sandwich
Apr 2016
#23
He's got medical insurance now and will have it after he leaves office
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Apr 2016
#45
And all I get is raised taxes tomorrow because I can't afford health insurance. n/t
Admiral Loinpresser
Apr 2016
#161
I thought the repetition of nonsense about Joe Lieberman was the lamest, but maybe that's just me.
merrily
Apr 2016
#30
Remind me what he said about a robust public option being the only way before he was elected?
merrily
Apr 2016
#28
"The people" always get what they want. Except when it comes to laws and government. nt
valerief
Apr 2016
#34
Oh for fucks sake, that's a mile long pile of bullshit. Does he know we can see the video.
onecaliberal
Apr 2016
#37
You remember correctly. They were barred from even being at the meetings. Obama is bullshitting.
FighttheFuture
Apr 2016
#66
"It wasn't necessarily because there was some corruption or venality ..." Yeah there was.
Scuba
Apr 2016
#63
Did I really have to put the sarcasm tag after "Glad he cleared that up"? Oh well. (n/t)
thesquanderer
Apr 2016
#73
My OP was about the public option which would have been less of a challenge.
thesquanderer
Apr 2016
#78
The public option was for the uninsured on the exchange, not for people with insurance on the job.
Zen Democrat
Apr 2016
#102
The public option was supposed to be an affordable alternative to big insurance and
Vinca
Apr 2016
#105
Calling it "the public option" isn't as popular as "Medicare for All".
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2016
#121
True. A majority of Americans support marijuana legalization, and Hillary's pal DWS
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2016
#143
We had a full year or so where we had the votes to get whatever we wanted
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2016
#142
With all due respect, that was/is nothing more than a GOP talking point...
ReallyIAmAnOptimist
Apr 2016
#146