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Twitter Video: Why is the latest Republican "health care" bill so immoral? (Original Post) Donkees Sep 2017 OP
OK... Ladies, please tell Bernie to cool it about a debate on single Payer lapfog_1 Sep 2017 #1
Thanks Donkees. SamKnause Sep 2017 #2
It's sponsored by two megalomaniacal billionaires who won't be satisfied until we're all dead. Initech Sep 2017 #3

lapfog_1

(29,166 posts)
1. OK... Ladies, please tell Bernie to cool it about a debate on single Payer
Fri Sep 22, 2017, 01:18 PM
Sep 2017

until after Sept 30. Let's NOT make this a choice between single payer and Trumpcare 3.0

Save the ACA first, then introduce single payer in stages...

I would first see if we can introduce single payer "sniffle care", with a co-pay of, say, $20 per doctor visit. Free annual checkups. and it treats most common medical issues (colds and flu and broken bones, etc).

Say something like a $1500 cap per year for each person living in the US (citizens if you must... but I would argue anyone for the simple reason that if you treat a visitor or illegal resident for a communicable disease at a cost of $1000, you save much more than that on the people that would get sick because of catching whatever it is that the first sick person has).

This gets everyone in to see a doctor... treats most people for many common problems.

Save the ACA for everything else. Insurance that most people don't use until they are older. Mandated and regulated.

SamKnause

(13,041 posts)
2. Thanks Donkees.
Fri Sep 22, 2017, 01:22 PM
Sep 2017

I love Bernie.

Great video.

The women did an excellent job explaining what the EVIL LYING REPUBLICANS

want to do to this countries health care system.

Lindsey Graham is obnoxious beyond belief.



Initech

(99,913 posts)
3. It's sponsored by two megalomaniacal billionaires who won't be satisfied until we're all dead.
Fri Sep 22, 2017, 01:32 PM
Sep 2017

Don't even need to see the video!

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