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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:51 AM Original message |
Universal health care for all children. |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. What do you think the cutoff age would be? I mean how sad would it be to be |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. 18 |
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zonkers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:02 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Not a bad idea. |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. I say 21 |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:23 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. 21 then, fine by me. |
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byebyegop (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. That would 'indoctrinate' them to become good little socialists and we can't have that. n/t |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. So I guess the parents shouldn't have health care too? n/t |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. course they should, but I am trying to think of things we could push for that |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. That's caving in. |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. or.... it could be considered a "foot in the door" |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. We already have the foot in the door with Medicare. |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. I'd rather have that than a weak ass public option or co-ops |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. The simplest is to demand access to Medicare for those who want it. |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Yeah but then you get the whole right wing up in arms |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Who cares about them? We are the majority. Now it's time to let Congress |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
5. Yes . . . and how about calling it "Kennedy Care" . . . |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:03 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. That would be a great name! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:22 AM Response to Reply #9 |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
10. That would be a good start. |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Exactly my point. Why we didn't think of this is beyond me. |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:08 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Actually been thinking about this for a few years now... |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. That was Kerry's Kids First bill - and he said it would be a giant first step to gaining universal |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
14. I suspect that at least 40 Republicans and 2 Democrats |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Yeah, they would but hey think of the children, it makes a really good commercial |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. It does, doesn't it? |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:18 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. But still it is a good place to start. |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 02:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. kick before bed |
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Mark in Boston (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 04:19 AM Response to Original message |
25. Medicaid and SCHIP cover kids/poor already |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 10:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Not if you make more than 35 grand a year, too many middle class kids |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. Rolling out universal care for all in stages would work well with this |
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dugaresa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. Universal Care for Everyone |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. +1000 |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-03-09 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
34. Hell no, the other side will say, well you got Kennedy Care and it will take another 20 years .. |
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