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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 04:32 PM Original message |
Health Insurance Reform: The Enslavement of American Citizens to Corporate Rule |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. K & R |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. The Senate bill is substantially Kennedy's HELP committee version. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Sorta |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. You think I care whose political name is stamped on this atrocity |
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Davis_X_Machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I thought it curious... |
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WattleBreakfast (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:27 AM Response to Reply #13 |
63. Can I post this over at Daily Kos? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
91. Agree. This is not personal, it's political. nt |
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HDPaulG (221 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
83. Ted Kennedy was behind trucking and airline deregulation(1978)... |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #83 |
122. Indeed, where do people get the idea TK was not corporate-influenced? |
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bbgrunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #83 |
146. not to mention No Child Left Behind! |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
81. wow, I have to go 34 posts down bef. I get to anything remotely resembling a substantive reply. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. Kick for visibility |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thanks |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. wow. I've never seen anyone kick, and then thank themselves for kicking their own thread! |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. funny |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:23 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. +1 |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
71. Would you care to address the content of the post? |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:08 AM Response to Reply #71 |
76. did that first, you must have missed it... |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. It's a bailout of the insurance industry. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Bailouts are to be paid back |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Amen |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
48. I would take issue with you only for describing this as "reform". |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #48 |
89. I Understand There Will Be More Debate, However I'm Actually Afraid |
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tooeyeten (441 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #48 |
126. and why we needed Dr. Dean in the WH administration |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
55. That's a laugh. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Nice one Kitty... |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
98. No, it's not a bailout. It's just adding to their overflowing coffers on the blood sweat |
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yui (29 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
6. Voice of Reason |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. K&R... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. look how many people thought bush would make a suitable president |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. +10,000!!!...ya know.. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
99. Because it's coming from the Democrats, who are supposed to be on the |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #99 |
134. No, the new Repub meme is that Dems are the corporate party & stands against the little guy, |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
116. I don't. I think it sucks and represents a selling out of the nation... |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. When government is beholden to corporate interests rather than the interest of the citizenry, that |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Now, we must figure out how to take this realization and effect real change. |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
61. +1 |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. kicked and recommended |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. It is late to engage this dialogue. Unfortunately, people believed that a dem President & Congress |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
117. It really is sad. I let myself be caught up in the "hope" at the time of the election... |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
124. Bingo. +10 |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
17. Why indeed? n/t |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. K& R & Forward |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. I hear a lot here say that it's better to have something rather than................. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Yeah . those are the webs of lies they sell at a profit .nt |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
59. Just like they believed FISA would be restored. |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #59 |
118. That was when I began to see the reality behind the promise of "change" |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #118 |
131. Just like "more and more" here at DU and other Liberal sites............. |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #131 |
141. You're depressing me. It is just like Clinton, only things are much worse now.. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #59 |
125. Ding ding ding. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. Recommended, it make sense |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
22. This insane giveaway to the insurance industry . |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. Insurance Company Profit Preservation Act of 2009 |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. +1 |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
45. Well, I would like to buy insurance |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #45 |
67. You understand that if this bill passes you still cant buy insurance with pre-existing conditions |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #67 |
77. There is no final version of the bill yet |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #77 |
80. who is cheerleading for defeat? |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #77 |
103. Just wanted to point out that the Senate version doesnt help those with pre-existing conditions |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #67 |
95. Not true. Read the bill. nt |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #95 |
119. I did and I think you are right and I was w-w-wrong. |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
50. The problem is, once the corporate stooges in Congress |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:43 AM Response to Reply #50 |
86. Anti-incumbent tide will clean up the dead wood |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #86 |
136. ...if they have primary challengers who win. Otherwise, we'll end up with more Repubs. |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #50 |
90. That's Exactly What I Said Up Thread... Waiting Does NOT MEAN REFORM |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:12 AM Response to Reply #24 |
100. I hope you're right. nt |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
115. Excellent title. nt |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #115 |
158. It's from Wendell Potter, CIGNA whistleblower |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
26. knr nt |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
27. We are bought and sold by our own government. |
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junkyardbob (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #27 |
130. Meekly accepted |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #130 |
157. thanx...great screen name and welcome nt |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. You and the Kucinich-bot single payer dreamers are living in a fantasy world. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Just what do you suppose it will cost to regulate this ? |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. the po is now at 1.5 %, the centerpiece of cost control-it's a joke a scam a boondoggle as usual |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. all the cost controls in the bill score by the CBO a savings of 130 billion over 10 years |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #38 |
54. This is all just projection . |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:06 PM Response to Reply #38 |
107. A significant portion of the 130 billion savings listed by the CBO comes from the CLASS provisions.. |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. The O-bots v/ the Kucinich-bots...yeah thats the ticket |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
49. This is what our system has brainwashed. Real change is impossible |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
82. Just for some perspective, is there another country's healthcare system |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #82 |
114. YES, see this Paul Krugman article: |
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mrdmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #114 |
138. He is the part that is left out about the Swiss Health Insurance, They are Non-Profit |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
112. Agreed. As Paul Krugman has pointed out, this bill basically gives us Switzerland's system. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #112 |
140. NO THE BILL DOES NOT GIVE US SWITZERLAND'S SYSTEM - THAT IS BULLSHIT |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #140 |
161. so Paul Krugman, solid liberal nobel prize economist is wrong an you are right? |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 01:11 AM Response to Reply #161 |
162. Argument from authority - the bullshit is just piling up. |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #162 |
164. no, argument from a credible expert on economics who has not been shy about criticizing the Obama |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #140 |
163. How much does the profit in for-profit health care drive up costs? |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #112 |
160. you raise an important point- we do NOT have a health care system |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
153. nicely put. |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
30. KR. I'm absolutely aghast that it's the "Democratic" majority behind this sick, bad, cruel joke of |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. You're free to do so |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. your divisive rhetoric does not jive with your screen name. |
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prolesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. I'm well aware of what my screen name means |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:37 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. Not at my age, I'm not |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
42. k&R. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
43. This is fear-mongering. n/t |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. If the truth makes you afraid - so be it - it is what you do with that fear |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. What makes me afraid is that one of my children already has a pre-existing |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Your child will be able to buy insurance. Insurance isn't health care. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. If this doesn't work for enough people, then there will be a move to |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:54 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. It already hasn't worked for enough people. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:35 AM Response to Reply #58 |
70. I would suggest people read my archived journal for posts about how insurance companies deny care |
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Flatulo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #70 |
75. Not sure where I heard this, but it's so true... Insurance companies have |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #70 |
113. "After what these corporations have done, |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #58 |
73. Actually, the insurance industry doesn't deliver health care |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #58 |
92. One Of MY Doctors Has Already STOPPED Taking ANY Insurance... |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #56 |
110. You may be right in the sense that this is a nice shiny new |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #56 |
133. If this passes, the insurance companies will be so powerful and............ |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:28 AM Response to Reply #51 |
64. I understand this - however this bill will not prevent the denial of health care |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #64 |
137. Did the Senate dump the anti-trust words that are in the HOR version? nt |
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WattleBreakfast (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #46 |
68. Can I post this over at Daily Kos? |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. I posted it over there - if you want you can go over to Kos and recommend it for visibility |
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WattleBreakfast (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:02 AM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Will do... |
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WattleBreakfast (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #43 |
69. Bullshit! |
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Jester Messiah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
53. I see a lot of assertions here. |
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WattleBreakfast (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:31 AM Response to Reply #53 |
66. We all missed the part where you cite your assertions. |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-21-09 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
57. K&R |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
60. The sheeple apparantly still have no clue as to how badly they will be screwed over on this..... |
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AVID (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
62. that's one (rather naive and hyperbolic) point of view, yet so many sheeple recs |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Wow. What a thoughtful and insightful counter. |
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WattleBreakfast (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:22 AM Response to Reply #65 |
78. Ha! That sheep with |
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WattleBreakfast (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:23 AM Response to Reply #62 |
79. Patsy. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
84. Great post! nt |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
85. The worst part about all this is that the American people are |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #85 |
93. this part of the plan--remember it's the designated party of failure |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 05:44 AM Response to Original message |
87. But won't that make stock prices go up? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
88. The mandate part of it will end up at SCOTUS |
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jonestonesusa (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
94. I agree, but |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #94 |
105. Exactly. |
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swilton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
96. On some levels, I have trouble blaming the public on this |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #96 |
106. The redemption of this whole mess could be the realization that the two party political system |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #96 |
143. I don't have any trouble |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
97. Filled with inaccuracies and fear-mongering, but that's nothing new. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #97 |
104. Please point out the inaccuracies. eom |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #104 |
109. Well, that took longer than I thought it would to appear. |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #97 |
148. -1. what a ridiculous and hateful comment. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
101. at the very least, it is taxation (by corporations) without representation |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
102. What you can't see the forest for the trees? Yes you can if you take a deep breath or a shit one! |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
108. Yes I'm depressed about having to be grateful for mere crumbs of reform. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #108 |
111. Well written. Deserves to be posted on its own thread |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:11 PM Response to Reply #111 |
121. Thanks. But as a yella dawg dem I'm trying to keep quiet. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
120. Wow, this bill blows. Thanks for this. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
123. Senastor Franken has been holding hearings on medical bankruptcy |
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NotGivingUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
127. yep....it's screw the citizens again! k&r! n/t |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
128. I just sent this to Congressman Lewis (progressive caucus) - Thanks! nt |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
129. I wonder if President Obama will use the line item veto on some of the shit in this bill? |
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theFrankFactor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
132. Rec'd Kick'd Tweeted and Facebooked |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
135. What is the best site for comparisons between Senate and House bills? nt |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
139. K & R |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
142. K & R nt |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
144. k & r |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
145. K&R |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
147. You clearly either have insurance, are healthy or both |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
149. Please see this, if you missed it, from another great DU thread: |
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LaPera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
150. A strong public option is what we need to be fighting for...Unfortunately, that's the only |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
151. Kick |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
152. translation: blah blah blah bitter whine blah. so full of inaccuracies and lies. |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #152 |
154. what a ridiculous comment. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 09:02 PM Response to Reply #154 |
156. i can't top the outright hyperbole and hysteria of the OP. and i'm not impressed by bitter Failers. |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #156 |
159. Then enlighten us ... |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-22-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #152 |
155. She doesn't have to "try harder next time" |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
165. Too late for a Rec but here's a Kick ... |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
166. Money trumps peace-still. |
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