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[LisaM]

1. Supporting it and getting there are (unfortunately) two different things.

I think most Democrats theoretically support it, but know that it was not an achievable goal before the ACA. Now that the ACA is beginning to work, it has become a much more achievable goal. At least that's the way I see it.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. +1

I think we're headed in that direction. It will be a long road before we get there.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. Bernie Sanders is out pounding the pavement and it's working.

It's the right time.

[QC]

4. Single payer will never, ever, ever happen. n/t

[BigmanPigman]

8. My parents said the same thing. They said that

America isn't ready for socialized medicine yet (they are 83 and pretty wise).

Why do you think it won'the happen?

[QC]

10. I was quoting someone. n/t

[drray23]

11. well we had socialized medicine for a long time

just not accessible to everyone. vets have va benefits, tricare for life. medicaid and medicare are also pretty much (but not quite) universal health care.

[comradebillyboy]

12. I'm a veteran and I never was eligible for Tricare.

I bought my first house with a VA loan and got VA education benefits. But I never used any VA health benefits.

[drray23]

14. i think you need 20 years in the service to qualify.

[LiberalLoner]

5. Love Max Baucus

He's done so much good for Montana and our nation.

[Thrill]

6. Of course he is now that he's no longer in the Senate

When he was there he never missed a chance to compromise

[MontanaMama]

7. Max has been in the MSM news lately.

I've been curious why he is publicly weighing in on this issue. I do think folks are ready to hear the argument for single payer.

[shanny]

9. Thanks for nothing, you jerk

Now he says this. Now, when we could have been well on our way if we'd had his help in 2009 (a public option would have opened the door).

He "steered the bill toward the center" all right, with endless hearings and sweeteners for his repuke colleagues, and in return got not a single vote from them. In short they rolled him!

He did get a nice carve-out for his constituents in Libby. So that was nice for them (iirc Medicare buy-in). Clearly he knew there was a better way to go. And we wouldn't be sweating repeal now because the whole thing would have been much more popular.

[Rene]

13. The basic software...connections to medical providers etc is all in place

there could be tremendous savings achieved by using the already established electronic communications/connections/databases/software.