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In reply to the discussion: No, it's not about "courage".. Many More People just like a Different Health Coverage [View all]Cha
(302,922 posts)24. lol.. Definitely!
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Cha
Aug 2019
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the time for shallow politics needs to end. its all about courage. piketty has a new book out in
Kurt V.
Aug 2019
#3
Again... Making promises that aren't kept can backfire to the point of destroying credibility
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#105
I have been defending Medicare for All in multiple threads, including this one.
HerbChestnut
Aug 2019
#110
Clearly you either didn't read it, or you're being intentionally misleading.
HerbChestnut
Aug 2019
#112
If you read my posts, you would know that I don't think it looks AT ALL like Medicare does.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#113
It's just the name of the bill, and the bill is publicly available for people to read.
HerbChestnut
Aug 2019
#124
Sort of like naming a bill that restricts marriage "The Defense of Marriage Act." (nt)
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#139
It literally is a proposed "national health insurance program", it hasn't even been reviewed....
George II
Aug 2019
#22
There are not enough Democrats in the House who support this bill right now.
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#57
Right and little by little the pugs will make it suck every time they get in office...
Demsrule86
Aug 2019
#58
If SCOTUS in 2012 upheld that states could not be made to participate in medicaid expansion
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#98
remember only workers pay for employer health insurance, even the employer 'match'.
Voltaire2
Aug 2019
#143
It's a federally funded program, of course the cost would go to the federal government.
HerbChestnut
Aug 2019
#103
I am more concerned about the courage to admit when you aren't an expert on something
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#108
The profit margin of the health care insurance industry is between 3-5%. That's a fraction...
George II
Aug 2019
#40
Correct. People like talking about how the insurance companies are raking in billions, but....
George II
Aug 2019
#55
Perhaps some should review Harris' career as Attorney General of our largest state....
George II
Aug 2019
#10
I am a UHC person but for me it is all about timing, we have a traitor, a fascist in the WH and
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2019
#29
You may want to double check that. She voted against his confirmation. She voted to advance....
George II
Aug 2019
#44
This made me see a vision of windmills and an old guy on a horse taking them on.
betsuni
Aug 2019
#21
It's a shame we always settle for second best. The Repubs get a giant tax break and then...
JoeOtterbein
Aug 2019
#39
JUST IN: On top of Senator Sanders suggesting today that Kamala lacks "courage," one of his closest
Cha
Aug 2019
#41
It is rubbish to call for M4A when we already have a law that can be strengthened and cover
Thekaspervote
Aug 2019
#48
Also, some of us just want to win before the whole nation takes a dirt nap.
Maru Kitteh
Aug 2019
#121