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2016 Postmortem

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14. Canada's healthcare system developed in a similar fashion. Does America lack the ability

Reply to hill2016 (Reply #9)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 12:31 AM

Nov 2015

to join the modern world in providing healthcare as a basic right?

Bernie wants to evolve like Canada, most of Europe, Australia, Japan, South Korea and many other countries already have.

Something to consider while you mock what the rest of the modern world has already achieved..

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Hillary has been fighting for health care reform since the early 1990s [View all] hill2016 Nov 2015 OP

Here are links to a summary & full text of the 2013 Single Payer bill Sanders submitted to congress think Nov 2015 #1

LOL hill2016 Nov 2015 #9

Canada's healthcare system developed in a similar fashion. Does America lack the ability think Nov 2015 #14

Too many red states exist--Look at what has happened to the folks in riversedge Nov 2015 #27

I posted this earlier today Jarqui Nov 2015 #2

like Hillary pointed out during the second debate hill2016 Nov 2015 #10

Medicare.For.All. Karma13612 Nov 2015 #13

Which Red states do not have Medicare? AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #35

I have no idea why anyone thinks we can get single payer through congress. bravenak Nov 2015 #3

And you think Hillary can Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #4

No. That's why these crazy promises make me irritated. bravenak Nov 2015 #6

We can agree on something Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #8

LOL! The Clintons couldn't get HeritageFoundationCare through Congress. merrily Nov 2015 #7

A good chunk of the New Deal was passed using executive orders AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #36

Wow another post against Bernie Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #5

no hill2016 Nov 2015 #11

Link to one that called you an idiot Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #12

here you go hill2016 Nov 2015 #15

Here is the funding method from the link I provided you previously above: think Nov 2015 #17

I guess that is not good enough Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #21

You and your darn facts. LOL. Vinca Nov 2015 #22

Holy crap ismnotwasm Nov 2015 #26

It's way cheaper than what we have now AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #37

That's a link to your own post Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #20

You said: "There's nothing medically that can be done to cure diabetes or obesity right?" AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #40

So right here in this thread... ljm2002 Nov 2015 #34

For Profit Healthcare Is So Wrong colsohlibgal Nov 2015 #16

Do you know the Health Care Reform Plan of the Clinton Administration and in 2008? Rilgin Nov 2015 #18

Bernie wrote the provisions in ACA for community health karynnj Nov 2015 #19

He's also responsible for the opening of local VA satellite clinics. Vinca Nov 2015 #23

Exactly, both of these are important and help people and he is the primary legislator karynnj Nov 2015 #24

"...lead Senator on the entire VA bill." tazkcmo Nov 2015 #30

Yes she has! MoonRiver Nov 2015 #25

+1 NurseJackie Nov 2015 #28

That's what I think too. Hoyt Nov 2015 #31

And failed. tazkcmo Nov 2015 #29

You are not allowed UglyGreed Nov 2015 #32

Two words. Hillary Care. JoePhilly Nov 2015 #39

First of all... ljm2002 Nov 2015 #33

She was pushing insurance reform AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #38