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sadoldgirl

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12. No, it has to go farther than

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 05:55 PM

Sep 2015

the present 80% for people, who have cancer or other
health problems that require heavy costs.
However, it would be the best first step we should
take.
It is strange that so many people resist the "Peter
has to help paying for Paul" system, when every
driver or house owner has to do the same thing
for those insurances.

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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