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KY_EnviroGuy

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17. Ironic a submicron virus may do what Republicans said universal healthcare would do.

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2020, 05:04 PM

Mar 2020

One crucial difference: In the current instance, they may have no insurance whereas with universal healthcare they would!

How will the Rethugs answer to that one?

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Millions of Americans are about to lose their health insurance in a pandemic ( Wendell Potter ) [View all] BeckyDem Mar 2020 OP

Since we don't want government insured health care theaocp Mar 2020 #1

Thank you. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #2

supposedly people "love" their employer health insurance DBoon Mar 2020 #4

Aw, hell no! CaptYossarian Mar 2020 #7

Exactly! n/t BComplex Mar 2020 #8

Or they actually need to use it. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #9

Exactly. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #25

Those great union plans MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #6

And I guess non union jobs are doing just great right? lunatica Mar 2020 #16

Not sure I follow your logic ... mr_lebowski Mar 2020 #27

My union son has insurance until a year from April...he is on layoff. And Italy has single payer... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #28

Kick burrowowl Mar 2020 #3

K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #5

+1 BeckyDem Mar 2020 #10

Hi Becky! smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #14

We are hanging in there, so far so good! BeckyDem Mar 2020 #15

So happy to finally be on Medicare, and not subject to the whims of an employer. stopbush Mar 2020 #11

My husband and I too. Its a relief because he was self employed. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Mike 03 Mar 2020 #13

Ironic a submicron virus may do what Republicans said universal healthcare would do. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #17

A year from now customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #18

A great deal of suffering to get there, but yes, I agree. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #19

It took the Great Depression customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #20

Yes, our country came out for the better too. We can do that again. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #21

There's an old saying customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #22

And here we are. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #23

Cheers. n/t customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #24

Yes, Newest Reality Mar 2020 #26