We were for it until Bernie Sanders was for it.

[Puzzledtraveller]

Yes, we were for single payer until Bernie had to open his big unrealistic socialist big spending mouth!


Help me out here. Has it become a trend now to take principles and ideas that we were once all on board with in particular when we were talking about our common enemy (republicans) and then when Bernie Sanders says he's going to do those things, some of us ahem, are suddenly skeptical and all about wanting details and specifics and how he can never win and it's all pie in the sky gold plated pipe dreams destined for a G.E. epic fail?

[leftofcool]

1. I think it is fair to ask for specifics on how Sanders will implement his proposals

He will likely be asked in a debate.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. I actually don't think that's true.

I don't think people saying pie in the sky were ever really for it, even if they said they were when it had no chance of coming about.

[NorthCarolina]

7. ^^^THIS^^^

Is the correct assessment.

[demmiblue]

3. Perhaps they weren't for it in the first place.

DU has it's fair share of centrists (some are teetering to the right).

[djean111]

4. I think some folks consider that Single Payer takes away from the ACA, even though the ACA

leaves a lot of people with no insurance. I felt the ACA was just a steppingstone until someone had the balls to oust the insurance companies, but now I think some view it as a "legacy" thing.

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. It will still be a legacy.

Just a short-lived one. We NEED single payer.

[taught_me_patience]

6. The ACA has had a huge negative impact to my family income

so I would like to see specifics on how single payer will be paid and how cost savings will come about. "Tax the rich" or "stop funding the wars" is not going to cut it as an explanation for funding.