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In reply to the discussion: HUGE: White House Delaying Key Obamacare Provision For A Year [View all]DallasNE
(7,402 posts)42. Single Payer
All of this stuff about insurance exchanges and exceptions for religious institutions just adds complexity and costs that are not necessary. Single payer is far simpler and cheaper to administer so a higher percentage of premiums go towards health care and less towards administration and profits.
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I'm still waiting to see if there will be any savings--especially for those of us who already have
yurbud
Jul 2013
#103
republicans also supported the EPA, a guaranteed annual income, cap-and-trade and high tariffs
pampango
Jul 2013
#36
Of course they didn't vote for it once it had President Obama's name on it. But
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#35
It does not have Obama's name on, other than the derisive nickname, Obamacare, they gave it.
pampango
Jul 2013
#39
And Democrats voted just as mindlessly (even the Progressive Caucus) - just for it rather
pampango
Jul 2013
#50
You are not understanding my point. I am explaining why the Republicans voted against
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#51
It's like NSA spying -- people support it strictly on the basis of who's advocating it at the moment
villager
Jul 2013
#78
It is a Republican Bill it was 1st proposed to counter Hillary Care , then Rmoney implimented it in
bahrbearian
Jul 2013
#29
"this republiccan health insurance"...this is the funniest thing I have read in months here. WE OWN
Safetykitten
Jul 2013
#61
I wonder how a 1 year delay will positively impact unscrupulous sleazeballs who plan to dump. . .
Journeyman
Jul 2013
#5
But, but, but... I thought Obama could not do much with just a stroke of his pen?
salib
Jul 2013
#12
Brilliant!! The President's three-dimensional chessplaying skills are getting even better!!!
RufusTFirefly
Jul 2013
#19
Well, ya see, it's like this. Obama is not emperor, but the next republican can do ANYTHING.
Safetykitten
Jul 2013
#93
Excellent point. A future administration can just stop enforcing all of it. (nt)
nessa
Jul 2013
#121
But I thought the thundering success of the 2014 implementation was going to HELP Dems!
Doctor_J
Jul 2013
#141
Im honestly not sure if you are trying to be ironically insulting, or funny, or what
quakerboy
Jul 2013
#107
Well, well, well, like this clusterfuck for a clusterfuck was faster than I thought. Wait though...
Safetykitten
Jul 2013
#59
I think that 2 different things are getting conflated, and they are imporant and distinct.
quakerboy
Jul 2013
#146
I wonder though if they are doing this because they are trying to counter what employers are doing
cstanleytech
Jul 2013
#86
Then they need to lower the hours even more say to 8 hours a week to qualify for the coverage.
cstanleytech
Jul 2013
#133
I hope that legal action can be taken to force the administration to enforce the law.
David__77
Jul 2013
#91
Maybe if businesses weren't so gung-ho on sticking their fat asses between people and healthcare
gtar100
Jul 2013
#95
So, screw workers and STILL give Repugs plenty of anti-Obamacare ammunition.
MotherPetrie
Jul 2013
#102