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In reply to the discussion: Pelosi declines to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer healthcare bill [View all]pnwmom
(108,951 posts)1. Yes. AND because one way of getting single-payer would be to shore up the ACA
and add a "public option." When enough people had chosen that, then there would be even more support for single payer.
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Pelosi declines to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders' single-payer healthcare bill [View all]
George II
Sep 2017
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But right now it's a distraction. We need to be tactical like Pelosi is doing. We can do strategic
iluvtennis
Sep 2017
#27
Why muddy the waters now? Democrats should be fighting against the constant onslaught...
George II
Sep 2017
#59
This is why we never make progress - I think Pelosi is protecting the insurance companies
adigal
Sep 2017
#47
No, she's protecting the ACA, which can be the foundation for single-payer if it doesn't
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#100
That actually is the best way, and was also the original intention when the ACA became law...
George II
Sep 2017
#3
I agree. That could be a way of doing it. Unfortunately, some people on both sides have been
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#9
How do you think that single payer could possibly pass with a Republican House and Senate?
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#89
No, if you have the public buy into the idea that the only acceptable plan is single payer,
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#91
Well, the strategy you advocate has been going on for a long time now to no avail
mdbl
Sep 2017
#105
No, it's not been to no avail. We have the ACA now and it was a big advance for millions of people.
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#106
You just said that the Dems strategy was to no avail. What did you mean by that?
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#108
The Dems strategy wasn't originally the ACA, it was the Heritage Foundation's strategy
mdbl
Sep 2017
#109
Why do you say "you" instead of "we"? This is a site for Democrats, not people who denigrate them
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#110
Right now my wife and I each pay $120 per month (deducted from Social Security) and....
George II
Sep 2017
#22
I think that many Dems fear that not endorsing Single Payer will put them in the position
ehrnst
Sep 2017
#7
Her reasoning makes sense. I don't think we'll ever get to single payer w/o the ACA
CousinIT
Sep 2017
#16
This single payer bill has zero chance of passage; it only serves to divide Dems.
SunSeeker
Sep 2017
#42
"HRC is out selling books"? First, "HRC", Hillary Clinton, is a private citizen. Second....
George II
Sep 2017
#50
Hopefull this has to do with timing primarily. But I'm not sure what to expect from her.
TryLogic
Sep 2017
#49
Inasmuch as the ACA is under constant assault by republicans, I doubt very much....
George II
Sep 2017
#52
No it isn't. And I wouldn't utter Nancy Pelosi's name in a sentence with Pruitt and the NRA.
George II
Sep 2017
#58
Unless 67% of the House and the Senate say that, it won't happen. trump will veto it.
George II
Sep 2017
#62
Yes. Why do you ask? Even though I'm covered by Medicare, the ACA is important...
George II
Sep 2017
#72
When Clinton-care failed in early 1990s, it was almost 20 years before anyone would touch
Hoyt
Sep 2017
#87
The two are not exclusionary. Pelosi is protecting rank and file House Dem's that take
harun
Sep 2017
#94