2016 Postmortem

Rex

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39. Never happen, rich people will not allow it.

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 12:29 PM

Apr 2012

In America you can work and slave all day until you die and nobody will care...but try and get medical help when you need it or get welfare from the state THEN people care!

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If all Americans had Medicare today [View all] MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 OP

Convince the rethugs, it 'could' happen! nt babylonsister Apr 2012 #1

If our President won't try MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #2

Don't you think he'd try if he had support? babylonsister Apr 2012 #3

Yes. I think he's against it. Jackpine Radical Apr 2012 #4

I believe that he's said he's against it MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #5

Corporate profits flowing into politicians campaigns who protect those corporate profits neverforget Apr 2012 #6

He had all the support in the world right after the election. He chose not to try. robinlynne Apr 2012 #7

From what I've read, he was under the misperception that he could work with the Republicans. CTyankee Apr 2012 #20

Well, the republicans were war criminals when Obama took office..... I'm too tired to finish robinlynne Apr 2012 #25

Yeah, I know. I just think that he was confident in his belief in bi-partisanship. CTyankee Apr 2012 #27

That belief in bipartisanship is why I voted for Edwards in the primary. (yeah I know.) robinlynne Apr 2012 #32

Excellent point about Edwards! I remember when he said that you can't sit down with the CTyankee Apr 2012 #38

I remember Obama saying he would sit at the table with the republicans. While we all thought bush robinlynne Apr 2012 #45

Support? bvar22 Apr 2012 #21

exactly. robinlynne Apr 2012 #26

Yes, I believe that is true. /nt Dragonfli Apr 2012 #8

...All hospitals would be closed. progress2k12nbynd Apr 2012 #9

Why does every other industrialized country get health care at least as good as ours MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #10

Fair question... progress2k12nbynd Apr 2012 #18

Is that equipment not availabile in other countries? MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #19

Oh, but hospitals would be relieved from most of the uninsured! dougolat Apr 2012 #11

Huh? What? Commercial insurance carriers are negotiating rates at or below Medicare... Scuba Apr 2012 #13

Abt .93 on the dollar for BCBS, .85 for other commercial payers. progress2k12nbynd Apr 2012 #17

sounds like you run a lab or a med office SwampG8r Apr 2012 #35

Exactly, that's what frustrates me on DU... progress2k12nbynd Apr 2012 #51

i knew we were screwed SwampG8r Apr 2012 #52

Considering your constant complaints that Pres. Obama is the least liberal Democratic president WonderGrunion Apr 2012 #12

The last Liberal President we had was LBJ MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #15

You know your history well... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #23

Obama never tried MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #28

You don't know what he did, who he spoke to and what he knew... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #29

Medicare, like Social Security, was a dramatic shift from the status quo MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #30

It is?!? Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #33

Seen health insurer stocks lately? Near record highs. MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #34

Your continuing calling it RomneyObamaCare is enough for me to ignore your rantings... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #36

Obama now calls it ObamaCare MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #37

Oh! So, you're using it as a term of endearment.... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #47

what percentage of Americans got healthcare through Medicare MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #48

Quite a bit less, actually. Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #50

So there should be a stock market crash? treestar Apr 2012 #54

Yes, that's exactly what I said. MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #55

+1 million treestar Apr 2012 #53

Medicare or All is probably the # 1 thing we could do to improve our economy. Scuba Apr 2012 #14

As is clear by so many corporate-driven policies, we have one party, two faces. polichick Apr 2012 #16

If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle... Drunken Irishman Apr 2012 #22

Medicare is not ready to do this. cbayer Apr 2012 #24

Medicare: 5% of spending is overhead. Private health insurance: 25% of spending is overhead. MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #31

It's no just about overhead, it's about the workings of the internal system. cbayer Apr 2012 #40

No, I don't want it to be farmed out. MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #41

I am a big fan of "Medicare for all" but not until medicare is ready. cbayer Apr 2012 #43

Never happen, rich people will not allow it. Rex Apr 2012 #39

Politicians who whore for rich people & corps. will not allow it. polichick Apr 2012 #42

That is it right there. Rex Apr 2012 #44

Sometimes a post is so fucking stupid, all the intelligent posters here just won't post Capn Sunshine Apr 2012 #46

For Those That Blame Obama, Please Understand That Not All Democrats Want Medicare for All Yavin4 Apr 2012 #49