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SmileyRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 06:19 PM
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It's time the Democratic party admit they agree with Sean Hannity on Medical care.
Sean is all in a tizzy because Medicare might be destroyed. He is urging Republics to warn all the old people that Medicare is way too valuable to lose to Obamacare.

WE SHOULD AGREE !!!

Medicare works. Old people live longer, live healthier, are more productive, have many more years of liberty and freedom and productivity because of it. In fact, it works so well, it is a CRIME are we saving such a fantastic universal single payer program just for old people. We need to STRENGTHEN MEDICARE by putting every single solitary American on Medicare. Rich poor young old healthy sick - who cares. You pay into Medicare. Every doctor and medical facility takes Medicare. Just like the old people get. Let the insurance companies knock themselves out with supplemental or special HMO assignment plans just like they do now. No pre-existing, no changing the rules after the premiums are paid. Fixes all the problems and it's a plan Sean Hannity approves of.

So who joins me and stands with the Republican party?

MEDICARE FOR ALL !!!!!!!
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 06:27 PM
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1. Hannity, Buchanan, OReally, Rash ass, etc can all jump in the Volcano
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SmileyRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 06:36 PM
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2. Well, yeah, but strategy wise I still think we should agree with them.
After we use their own hypocrisy and outrage to box them into a corner - forcing them out of the way for true universal single payer - then we can drive them up to the edge of the cauldron and push.
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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 09:24 PM
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7. Is it our turn to KICK them over???
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Laelth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 07:01 PM
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3. Hear, hear! k&r n/t
:dem:

-Laelth
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slipslidingaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 07:03 PM
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4. Agree...Medicare for All! n/t
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SmileyRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 08:01 PM
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5. I'd just love to see talk radio, TV and townhalls flooded with this strategy
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slipslidingaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 08:32 PM
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6. Problem is they cannot make Medicare look too good otherwise
people might demand Medicare for All.

:)

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dysfunctional press Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-05-09 09:29 PM
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8. "Every doctor and medical facility takes Medicare"- WRONG.
my rheumatologist didn't accept medicare.
lots of doctors won't accept new medicare patients.
there's a 20% co-pay, and the private insurance to cover that 20%(if you can get it) costs more than the medicare coverage for the first 80%.

and don't even get me started on what a fucked up mess part D is.

in it's current state, "medicare for all" is NOT a good slogan for getting people to like the idea of single-payer, especially if they have quality coverage thru their jobs(many people still do).
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