New York DU'ers, I would like an honest answer to a question.

[mmonk]

The question is, what are the chances of a single payer system in your state? It's one thing to submit a bill and study. It's another to actually pass that bill. Any honest assessment is greatly appreciated.

[mmonk]

1. Saturday kick fishing for a response.

[annabanana]

2. Despite a Democratic Governor

The razor-thin Repub majority in the legislature is keeping even the watered down, milquetoast "Exchanges" in limbo.

[One of the 99]

5. Cuomo is a Republican nt

[Chorophyll]

3. Plenty of Republican districts in New York State.

And while New York Republicans are more moderate than in other parts of the country, progress happens mighty slowly here because of them. So I don't see us getting a single payer system any time soon.

[bettyellen]

4. Sad but true. I wish we could divorce update NY

[Earth_First]

6. Typical downstate elitism...

Thanks for the bode of cooperation among Democrats upstate!

[Chorophyll]

7. For what it's worth, I grew up in Nassau County.

So yeah, downstate. And conservative as hell!

The state is a mixed bag but on the whole it's pretty good, and I wouldn't live anyplace else.