TE Lawrence
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Thu Nov-03-11 01:56 PM
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| 18. Bomb dropping of late has surely been a stupid policy. |
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But one stupid policy does not justify another.
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| -The solution to the nation’s health care crisis is staring everyone in the face. |
Better Believe It |
Nov-03-11 01:01 PM |
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Simple answer why we won't: |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-03-11 01:06 PM |
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And they've convinced a HUGE number of people that socialism is evil. That sickens me as much |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-03-11 01:11 PM |
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Socialism = evil: unfettered and wholly corrupted capitalism nee fascism= |
indepat |
Nov-03-11 07:20 PM |
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I would rather have Socialism than Fascism |
MODem75 |
Nov-04-11 01:36 PM |
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In 21st-century America, socialism is bad, very bbbad; fascism, good, very |
indepat |
Nov-04-11 04:06 PM |
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thankfully |
SemperEadem |
Nov-04-11 08:20 AM |
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You're wrong, absolutely wrong |
Tansy_Gold |
Nov-04-11 10:07 AM |
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I dont' believe I am. |
SemperEadem |
Nov-04-11 12:45 PM |
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The real quandary is why people who are suffering because of our health care support it |
liberal N proud |
Nov-04-11 11:24 AM |
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Unless WE stop doing business as usual and vote out their puppets |
Lorien |
Nov-03-11 08:37 PM |
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Well, yeah, we have a choice. |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-03-11 09:52 PM |
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I think OWS movement is changing that. |
SemperEadem |
Nov-04-11 08:22 AM |
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What Lorien said /\ It is time to quit settling for the "lesser of two evils" |
Vincardog |
Nov-04-11 01:06 PM |
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Many years ago I remember hearing that there were companies coming out for single payer, |
cui bono |
Nov-04-11 07:23 AM |
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See, you know how people tell us . . . |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-04-11 10:49 AM |
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And yet they weren't "in the room" |
zipplewrath |
Nov-03-11 01:10 PM |
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Yep. Gotta love that kind of progressivism. *sigh* |
GreenPartyVoter |
Nov-03-11 01:12 PM |
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And transparency (he denied it until he could no longer). *sigh* |
cui bono |
Nov-04-11 07:12 AM |
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Should have started with Medicare for All in the first place. It's coming, b/c there is no choice. |
DirkGently |
Nov-03-11 01:16 PM |
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It's coming? I'd really love to believe that, but cuts to Medicare and |
SammyWinstonJack |
Nov-03-11 02:56 PM |
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Well, a lot of poor & middle-class people may have to die first. |
DirkGently |
Nov-03-11 03:04 PM |
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It sounds nice, but what other advanced countries have done for decades |
TE Lawrence |
Nov-03-11 01:17 PM |
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What a crock of shit |
arcane1 |
Nov-03-11 01:20 PM |
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Better medical care for our people bankrupts us.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-03-11 01:23 PM |
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Bomb dropping of late has surely been a stupid policy. |
TE Lawrence |
Nov-03-11 01:56 PM |
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You're going to get stupid policies no matter what you do.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-03-11 02:11 PM |
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So policies that benefit working class people and the elderly are stupid. |
Better Believe It |
Nov-03-11 07:21 PM |
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LOL |
Mimosa |
Nov-03-11 01:23 PM |
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Preventative care can be an 81mg aspirin per day. |
TE Lawrence |
Nov-03-11 02:02 PM |
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People anywhere can buy their own aspirin |
Mimosa |
Nov-03-11 02:16 PM |
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We have a very small number of anti-NHS agitators in the UK. |
sibelian |
Nov-03-11 03:28 PM |
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I've been to the UK and patronized their pharmacies |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Nov-03-11 03:10 PM |
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... |
sibelian |
Nov-03-11 03:26 PM |
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What? Prove that. n/t |
cui bono |
Nov-04-11 07:16 AM |
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he can't... he's talking out of his ass |
SemperEadem |
Nov-04-11 08:28 AM |
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lol |
barbtries |
Nov-04-11 07:28 AM |
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got a link to back that up? |
SemperEadem |
Nov-04-11 08:25 AM |
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Absolute nonsense |
tkmorris |
Nov-03-11 01:29 PM |
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That is why we spend double per capita than Canada |
nadinbrzezinski |
Nov-03-11 01:32 PM |
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That's nutty. |
denverbill |
Nov-03-11 01:37 PM |
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I work for the UK National Health Service. |
sibelian |
Nov-03-11 01:51 PM |
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Just curious... |
moondust |
Nov-03-11 07:23 PM |
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??? |
sibelian |
Nov-04-11 04:50 AM |
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Sorry. |
moondust |
Nov-04-11 12:33 PM |
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I just don't see it |
Sgent |
Nov-04-11 01:07 PM |
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These people exist but are VERY few in number. |
sibelian |
Nov-05-11 10:28 AM |
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it's not basic benefit to citizens that is bankrupting EU, rather the global financial cartels |
librechik |
Nov-03-11 01:59 PM |
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^ True. ^ n/t |
Mimosa |
Nov-03-11 02:17 PM |
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Those other countries are not bankrupt because of social programs. |
jwirr |
Nov-03-11 02:26 PM |
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If cheaper healthcare is bankrupting Europe, how is more expensive healthcare helping us??? |
Dems2002 |
Nov-03-11 02:57 PM |
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I completely agree with you. Let's start turning the interstate system into gravel |
DisgustipatedinCA |
Nov-03-11 03:06 PM |
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Have you ever stopped to notice ... |
area51 |
Nov-03-11 04:27 PM |
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+1000. |
HughBeaumont |
Nov-04-11 09:22 AM |
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It worked out fine until the capitalists were deregulated. |
Better Believe It |
Nov-03-11 07:18 PM |
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no, the health care is not bankrupting the uk, or france |
reggie the dog |
Nov-04-11 04:36 AM |
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I don't think that is correct. Please provide documentation to support your claim. |
cui bono |
Nov-04-11 07:17 AM |
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BULLSHIT! |
irislake |
Nov-04-11 08:08 AM |
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Old TE, grand as he was in WW1, was a bit of a fascist politically |
bengalherder |
Nov-04-11 10:29 AM |
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deleted |
ThomThom |
Nov-04-11 11:03 AM |
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An enormous lie. |
JackRiddler |
Nov-04-11 11:48 AM |
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+1, right on the money, so to speak |
txlibdem |
Nov-04-11 04:28 PM |
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Nonsense. |
Deep13 |
Nov-04-11 01:13 PM |
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Nonsense -- you're simply talking about the RW starving the system.. and whether starving education. |
defendandprotect |
Nov-04-11 01:17 PM |
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... and think we're all pretty clear on who has BAILED OUT whom ... !!! |
defendandprotect |
Nov-04-11 01:21 PM |
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The problem is government-phobia. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Nov-04-11 01:31 PM |
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The insurance industry has grown too big to fail... |
kentuck |
Nov-03-11 01:18 PM |
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Meanwhile, 38,000 people a year die from lack of insurance. |
truedelphi |
Nov-03-11 02:50 PM |
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Kicking thread. |
area51 |
Nov-04-11 02:35 AM |
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Too big to regulate as well. |
Shagbark Hickory |
Nov-03-11 03:36 PM |
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Many companies would hire more people if they didn't have to provide health coverage |
Mimosa |
Nov-03-11 01:22 PM |
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And they wouldn't ask employees about their bowel movements and sex life. n/t |
cui bono |
Nov-04-11 07:22 AM |
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A sad fact - |
RC |
Nov-03-11 01:26 PM |
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Really admire the way you juxtaposed the Constitution with the OP |
truedelphi |
Nov-04-11 12:40 AM |
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Get the fucken Republicants out of office. |
undeterred |
Nov-03-11 01:39 PM |
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Can't just blame the retubbies for this one. |
Shagbark Hickory |
Nov-03-11 03:37 PM |
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Because in many cases Democratic politicians enable the Republicans to "filibuster" in the Senate |
Better Believe It |
Nov-03-11 07:24 PM |
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must. defend. republicans. |
Bobbie Jo |
Nov-04-11 07:44 AM |
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must.. convince.. DUers to not vote dem... |
dionysus |
Nov-04-11 08:35 AM |
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I don't think it is an R or a D thing. I prefer D because they |
dotymed |
Nov-04-11 11:09 AM |
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That's a wonderfully ambiguous subject line, so it gets an automatic Rec! |
slackmaster |
Nov-03-11 02:57 PM |
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K&R |
leftstreet |
Nov-03-11 03:12 PM |
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Has Peter O'Toole left the building? |
CTyankee |
Nov-03-11 03:20 PM |
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T'would appear so for the time being |
sibelian |
Nov-03-11 03:32 PM |
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Pity. He was here only so briefly... |
CTyankee |
Nov-03-11 06:52 PM |
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That is the ONE FACT that the Democratic Party "Leadership"... |
bvar22 |
Nov-03-11 04:06 PM |
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Imagine how cool it would be for a Democratic candidate to campaign on that pledge? |
Octafish |
Nov-03-11 04:12 PM |
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K&R n/t |
louslobbs |
Nov-03-11 07:25 PM |
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wrong place |
cui bono |
Nov-04-11 07:14 AM |
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TN had a good system for a while |
Ozagnaria |
Nov-04-11 08:29 AM |
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But TORT reform will fix EVERYTHING |
DLine |
Nov-04-11 10:27 AM |
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Actually, it's all a distraction |
tcaudilllg |
Nov-04-11 10:40 AM |
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How do we get a Congress that will vote for it? The 1% own not only the Congress |
valerief |
Nov-04-11 11:20 AM |
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Multi-step process. First step is over turning Citizen's United. |
harun |
Nov-04-11 12:04 PM |
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So the SCOTUS owned by the 1% will overturn Citizens United? I want to see that work but I'm not |
valerief |
Nov-04-11 12:23 PM |
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SCOTUS won't touch it. It will take other means. |
harun |
Nov-04-11 04:00 PM |
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But if Citizens United is overturned, SCOTUS will turn it back. nt |
valerief |
Nov-04-11 05:32 PM |
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Not if it is with a Constitutional Amendment. |
harun |
Nov-05-11 05:05 AM |
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Without reading everyone's input ... |
aggiesal |
Nov-04-11 12:22 PM |
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there is too much money |
BigD_95 |
Nov-04-11 12:29 PM |
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cost? |
Ozagnaria |
Nov-04-11 12:59 PM |
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That's a necessary part of the solution. |
Deep13 |
Nov-04-11 01:09 PM |
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Think Americans have no problem understanding that -- it's politicians ignoring will of the people ! |
defendandprotect |
Nov-04-11 01:13 PM |
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I'd like to see a Constitutional amendment |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Nov-04-11 05:35 PM |
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