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CurtEastPoint

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18. I saw a 'why are drugs so $$$' today and a Dumper said, 'Because we have to pay for the ones who get
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 06:33 PM
Feb 2019

it for free.

IOW... just as a commenter above said:

BECAUSE of the "it will cost 30 trillion dollars!" bullshit. elleng Feb 2019 #1
The GOP knows that lies work. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #19
Yes, and they play on them constantly. elleng Feb 2019 #21
"I got mine. F*ck everyone else!" fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #2
Yep n/t Strelnikov_ Feb 2019 #5
When half the people have insurance through work and are R B Garr Feb 2019 #31
I have a 20% co-pay on my insurance. yardwork Feb 2019 #60
I just had an operation and paid zero. R B Garr Feb 2019 #63
If Medicare For All becomes reality, then companies will no longer give health care benefits FakeNoose Feb 2019 #70
That's why I said the plan needs more concrete talk R B Garr Feb 2019 #72
Good shanti Feb 2019 #75
Agreed MarcA Feb 2019 #80
More like "I got mine and I'll be even happier if I take your's too." Texin Feb 2019 #38
You just described my father-in-law to a "T" Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2019 #82
And that's not just Medicare. It's "I'm white and european, and I got mine." Get out of my country. erronis Feb 2019 #39
This. Sad NRaleighLiberal Feb 2019 #49
I'm Eighty Years Old Cheviteau Feb 2019 #55
Was the post directed at you? fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #61
agree with you. We are over 65 and use Medicare.I am all for Medicare for all. demigoddess Feb 2019 #66
I concur charliea Feb 2019 #67
The OP specifically referred to GOP voters, which in that case I think the OP is correct, ooky Feb 2019 #69
Yep x 100000000000000 rpannier Feb 2019 #62
In the case of right wing voters, I think you are right. ooky Feb 2019 #71
That's exactly it. onecaliberal Feb 2019 #81
because they are afraid that by adding in people who haven't been paying in for years dsc Feb 2019 #3
You are only paying for part A hospital beds. wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #11
I am 51 dsc Feb 2019 #16
Like I said nobody knows what Medicare for all means. wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #41
The part B premium for 2019 is $135.50/month or $1626 for the year. WillowTree Feb 2019 #77
You are correct. Mr.Bill Feb 2019 #58
Yes, they are afraid they will be short-changed. What they don't understand is that everybody else pnwmom Feb 2019 #17
Those are the same people on Medicare that hated Obamacare and said doc03 Feb 2019 #4
Most of these older right wingers Ohiogal Feb 2019 #6
But any medicare-for-all plan would have those under 65 paying into the plan scheming daemons Feb 2019 #13
I think this is correct MichMan Feb 2019 #36
Most people I know who are on Medicare want everyone else to have it PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #7
Most people you know who are on Medicare aren't the majority. Mariana Feb 2019 #24
I tend not to associate with such people. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #34
I don't blame you a bit. nt. Mariana Feb 2019 #40
not this guy onethatcares Feb 2019 #42
Maybe they think everyone else is unworthy procon Feb 2019 #8
I like to point out John McCain as an example of this. world wide wally Feb 2019 #64
At this point nobody knows what Medicare for all is. wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #9
"Socialized medicine" luvtheGWN Feb 2019 #68
I have nothing against socialized anything. I just want wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #90
I'm on Medicare and I support M4All riverwalker Feb 2019 #10
I want people to have it, but a lot of folks aren't going to be happy Hoyt Feb 2019 #12
I had private insurance and then got Medicare. I see no difference at all, in fact, Medicare Raven Feb 2019 #14
If that were true, we'd be hearing lots of stories Mariana Feb 2019 #27
Medicare-for-All means no more employer paid insurance. Now if you are talking Public Option, that's Hoyt Feb 2019 #35
People who retire at 65 and go on Medicare Mariana Feb 2019 #37
If they still work, in most cases the employer plan is still primary. You are missing the point, Hoyt Feb 2019 #45
Paying for it is the least of my concerns ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #15
"M4A" will never work. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #22
I saw a 'why are drugs so $$$' today and a Dumper said, 'Because we have to pay for the ones who get CurtEastPoint Feb 2019 #18
Do you have any polling of people currently on Medicare DURHAM D Feb 2019 #20
See below response. scheming daemons Feb 2019 #26
your conclusion is drivel nt DURHAM D Feb 2019 #30
Where was this reported? Basic LA Feb 2019 #23
Trump approval rating by age scheming daemons Feb 2019 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Kajun Gal Feb 2019 #78
Exactly. DURHAM D Feb 2019 #29
Today is my 70th birthday and I've always been for a Medicare-for-all system. Vinca Feb 2019 #28
Happy Birthday! Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #59
Thanks. 70 is the new 50 (I'm telling myself). Vinca Feb 2019 #76
You are very welcome! Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #79
A lot of them really don't understand how dysfunctional our system is Mariana Feb 2019 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author dawg day Feb 2019 #33
Part of it is because we've been paying into it for 50 years and it works. Perhaps.... George II Feb 2019 #43
"good, efficient system" progressoid Feb 2019 #65
It's an extremely efficient system... charliea Feb 2019 #73
I'm not against it. I think it's great. It's the way it's supposed to work. PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #44
Cost. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #46
Because "Medicare for all" is not Medicare for all dansolo Feb 2019 #47
medicare for all pamdb Feb 2019 #48
you know it's not free, right? Hamlette Feb 2019 #50
I love Medicare because they leave me alone HockeyMom Feb 2019 #51
Brainwashing and incessant false arguments. I agree with the underlying premise, we are c-rational Feb 2019 #52
Side comment relayerbob Feb 2019 #53
I hear/read you. But managed care greatly reduced the rate paid to providers, stopped them from Hoyt Feb 2019 #56
Nice try relayerbob Feb 2019 #83
That's all you have? Hoyt Feb 2019 #84
What more do I need? relayerbob Feb 2019 #85
Truthfully, I think you have term "managed competition" -- which was Reagan and GOPers' BS answer to Hoyt Feb 2019 #87
We're on Medicare and appreciate the health insurance. We pay about $120 each for Medicare. Yet, CharleyDog Feb 2019 #54
medicare for all pamdb Feb 2019 #57
Here's another fun fact: no you can't just "lower the medicare age to 0" brooklynite Feb 2019 #74
A Single Risk Pool Equals a Health Care System. Ron Green Feb 2019 #86
Good question ck4829 Feb 2019 #88
They falsely think other people having it will mean they will get less care KWR65 Feb 2019 #89
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