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Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts) Wed Sep 16, 2015, 04:30 PM Sep 2015

Poll question: the 'single payer' talking point edition. [View all]

30 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Unlimited
	I support expanding medicare to every citizen.
	29 (97%)
	I do not support expanding medicare to every citizen.
	1 (3%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Poll question: the 'single payer' talking point edition. [View all] Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 OP

Kick. Agschmid Sep 2015 #1

Another DU bubble poll upaloopa Sep 2015 #2

every other modern democracy can afford this, we must be backwards as hell. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #3

You don't know what it takes upaloopa Sep 2015 #8

Yes... Agschmid Sep 2015 #16

uh yeah. You do know that other people have studied exactly what it takes, right? Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #20

Shite, even an oompa loompa would know what to do. n/t demmiblue Sep 2015 #4

We can start by figuring out how everyone else manages to do it n/t arcane1 Sep 2015 #6

That is the first good reply I have read upaloopa Sep 2015 #9

It would put health insurance companies out of business. That's one good thing. arcane1 Sep 2015 #10

Over night you just shut them down upaloopa Sep 2015 #17

I don't see the phrase "over night" in my post. arcane1 Sep 2015 #18

Administrative overhead 2% vs 17%, medicare vs private insurance. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #23

Yep. Just find out who's blocking it and push them out of the way. Cheese Sandwich Sep 2015 #7

figuring out how to do it ibegurpard Sep 2015 #13

Lets look at Taiwan jfern Sep 2015 #19

How to get it done: same way we got Medicare done, through Presidential leadership Jim Lane Sep 2015 #33

I love surrender monkeys. 99Forever Sep 2015 #35

Funny how we're somehow the only country who "can't afford" this. arcane1 Sep 2015 #5

If we can't afford to educate our children, to heal our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba Sep 2015 #29

You win the internet today. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #31

Doubt the ring winger "Democratic member" clan will vote here. n/t PowerToThePeople Sep 2015 #11

Many of the HRC supporters here were for single payer before they suddenly were against it. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #15

I am for more strict gun regulation and/or bans than Sanders currently expresses PowerToThePeople Sep 2015 #21

me too, and I won't blindly defend Sander's record on this. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #22

Exactly. Same here. n/t arcane1 Sep 2015 #24

No, it has to go farther than sadoldgirl Sep 2015 #12

Oh I agree, I just wanted to keep the question as simple as possible. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #14

I support unversal singlepayer insurance. Medicare would need to be expanded Fearless Sep 2015 #25

again, I agree, but I wanted to keep the choices as simple as possible. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #26

Duly noted Fearless Sep 2015 #27

Complete list of countries that have rescinded national health coverage after enactment ... Scuba Sep 2015 #28

The Democratic Party can't come around to this position though Cheese Sandwich Sep 2015 #30

Some FAQs on single-payer. area51 Sep 2015 #32

I find it utterly unsurprising that after Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #34

I no longer support single payer taught_me_patience Sep 2015 #36

10ish% percent to the insurance cartel and an employer mandate are groovy though, huh? TheKentuckian Sep 2015 #41

At least we found something we can (almost) all agree on Cheese Sandwich Sep 2015 #37

Except the rich. SonderWoman Sep 2015 #38

What? Why? Universal healthcare is just that. Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #39

I don't really believe Medicare is a best model for a universal health care system TheKentuckian Sep 2015 #40