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highplainsdem

(48,724 posts)
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:02 PM Jun 2012

Conservatives plan to leave US but can't find wealthy Western democracy w/ out universal health care

From Mike Signorile, retweeted by Markos Moulitsas:

https://twitter.com/MSignorile/status/218377891577204738

Mike Signorile ?@MSignorile

Breaking: Conservatives planning to leave U.S., but can't find wealthy Western democracy without universal health care. ‪#hrc‬ ‪#scotus

11:18 AM - 28 Jun 12 via TweetDeck
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Conservatives plan to leave US but can't find wealthy Western democracy w/ out universal health care (Original Post) highplainsdem Jun 2012 OP
Heh. Scurrilous Jun 2012 #1
There Is Always Somalia, Sir.... The Magistrate Jun 2012 #2
May I suggest? SoCalDem Jun 2012 #3
Curses! Foiled again! flakey_foont Jun 2012 #4
That's hilarious. Hoyt Jun 2012 #5
Maybe it's a vast LEFT wing conspiracy ? KurtNYC Jun 2012 #6
Conservatives have serious healthcare insurance problems, just like we do. SDjack Jun 2012 #7
China has everything they could every want. Sirveri Jun 2012 #8

SDjack

(1,448 posts)
7. Conservatives have serious healthcare insurance problems, just like we do.
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 01:20 PM
Jun 2012

In Republican Administrations, they work their butts off to rip the social safety net. Then, as age and illness assault them, some find their resources inadequate to survive in the USA and choose the Mexican option -- they immigrate to Mexico, subscribe to its socialized healthcare system, ride its socialized transportation, etc., and shockingly send back a little cash and lots of venom to attack our social systems.

Sirveri

(4,517 posts)
8. China has everything they could every want.
Thu Jun 28, 2012, 03:29 PM
Jun 2012

No unions
No universal healthcare
No minimum wage laws
No environmental regs
No worker protections

But they might have issues with the whole abortion thing.

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