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In reply to the discussion: Incredible: Single Payer way more popular than ObamaRomneyCare. [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)145. Agreed, that is the issue
I am for handling it that way and at least trying, rather than a bunch of laws designed to "control" our fellow citizens exposure to what we would consider propaganda.
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Incredible: Single Payer way more popular than ObamaRomneyCare. [View all]
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2012
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Because that is how Blue Dogs think. And that is why Blue Dogs need to be run out of the party. (nt)
w4rma
Mar 2012
#8
That is one opinion. We don't have the backing of a few Billionaire and a full time propaganda
Vincardog
Mar 2012
#55
The De Facto third party corporate supremacists would stand the most to gain.
Uncle Joe
Mar 2012
#10
I think both Single Payer and the Public Option were out of the picture
Jackpine Radical
Mar 2012
#33
That is his tragic flaw. He gives a lot before he gets anything. If it is not deliberate it is sad
Vincardog
Mar 2012
#56
The Republicans are already making themselves unelectable, so if you're right, and
Jackpine Radical
Mar 2012
#116
I agree, the corporate media don't believe in bringing up the issue of how for profit insurance
Uncle Joe
Mar 2012
#7
The millionaires and billionaires who are profiting by denying care oppose Medicare for all
Vincardog
Mar 2012
#58
The depressing aspect of the poll is that Progressives want to see the law fail.
bluestate10
Mar 2012
#81
But I thought that Obama Care limited Insurance Company profits on health care coverage to 15%
Walk away
Mar 2012
#104
Actually, I believe it limits non-medical uses of premiums to 15%, including profit
MannyGoldstein
Mar 2012
#106
Wonderful. Too bad Medicaid bux are being slashed right and left at state and federal levels n/t
eridani
Mar 2012
#92
Uh, we already had control of the house and senate and they decided that ACA was the way to go.
progressoid
Mar 2012
#29
and how would he do that? If the HCR is ruled unconstitutional, Obama loses the election /nt
still_one
Mar 2012
#18
Because that is what he hung his first two years on, and if it was ruled unconstitutional, the
still_one
Mar 2012
#63
Here is the reality, single payer would NOT have passed in 2008. The blue dogs and repugs would
still_one
Mar 2012
#17
I agree mostly, however, by virtue of covering 40 million uninsured, it should save emergency room
still_one
Mar 2012
#62
It most assuredly did NOT federalize regulation, which is specifically left to the states n/t
eridani
Mar 2012
#93
I'm extra glad the Dems compromised away the best solution, that 2/3 of the public supported
phantom power
Mar 2012
#20
^^^^^^ Yes, the Dems had control and they silenced discussion of a universal, not for profit system
slipslidingaway
Mar 2012
#90
Dems set the agenda for the HC reform discussions long before the vote took place ...
slipslidingaway
Mar 2012
#129
The GOP really had the upper hand, as they control the Blue Dogs in the Dem Party.
NorthCarolina
Mar 2012
#97
Actually it's HeritageNewtRomneyObamaCare if one were to do it chronologically from
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#60
You're Right!!! I can't believe I went and denied him credit due, thanks for reminding me
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#69
Can't blame them for taking a bow, they spent over 20 years buying this law. /nt
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#78
Then why go way back over 20 years to a Heritage Foundation law that makes it even worse?
Dragonfli
Mar 2012
#79
If our taxes can pay for illegal invasions, why can they not be used for Universal HC?
WinkyDink
Mar 2012
#82