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Incitatus

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2. Price controls on medical care sounds like a good idea, since many on both sides seem to agree

Reply to Cicada (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 01:17 AM

Nov 2012

that current costs are ridiculous and since we do not have single payer yet that may be something the insurance companies will support as well. I don't know about more consumption taxes, that's regressive. Higher estate and capital gains taxes should be an option.

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We won. Now what? [View all] Cicada Nov 2012 OP

Single payer Healthcare & affordable higher education are BIG. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #1

Price controls on medical care sounds like a good idea, since many on both sides seem to agree Incitatus Nov 2012 #2

I've had a few normal medical tests recently and I've been really stunned at the RKP5637 Nov 2012 #4

We need Citizens United to go away and get the grotesque amounts of money out RKP5637 Nov 2012 #3

I'm fine with absolutely nothing. Winning was enough IMO. pa28 Nov 2012 #5

1. Campaign finance reform/public funding of elections. 2. Move towards a wealth tax. reformist2 Nov 2012 #6

Now we gloat & bask in the sweet schadenfreude. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #7

"So now we can do what we want." You are whistling past the graveyard. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #8

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