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grantcart

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15. Yes but Bernie perpetuates the misconception that MFA is socialized medicine

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Oct 23, 2020, 10:52 AM

Oct 2020

Which of course it is not.

Single payer health insurance is socialized insurance not socialized medicine. Socialized medicine is where all the health care providers are employees of the government, like England.

In any case Medicare, as it is now constituted is not even socialized insurance. You have to pay for years to qualify and not everyone qualifies. It is a prepaid individual benefit plan with a trust account separate from government revenues.

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Bernie nails it [View all] kpete Oct 2020 OP

Yep . . Iliyah Oct 2020 #1

Boom Docreed2003 Oct 2020 #2

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I didn't watch because I didn't want to lose my supper watching OrangeAnus Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #4

Bernie for HHS! lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #5

It will never happen. NurseJackie Oct 2020 #13

+1000! JoeOtterbein Oct 2020 #19

Based on Jane Sanders' comments about their frosty relationship with Joe Biden... NurseJackie Oct 2020 #25

Bazinga! George II Oct 2020 #27

Relationship is irrelevant if Vermont has a Reptilican Governor. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #35

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #6

Good tweet. Right on. yardwork Oct 2020 #7

trump really wanted to run against sanders and MFA Gothmog Oct 2020 #8

Exactly. Biden has a great line that Trump is confused R B Garr Oct 2020 #10

that was a really good moment for Biden. aikoaiko Oct 2020 #14

Yes it was. Shuts down all the wnylib Oct 2020 #23

Can we send Trump the hospital bill? Then he can cleanse himself of socialism. BeckyDem Oct 2020 #9

+1 n/t area51 Oct 2020 #11

Trump "hates" socialized medicine so much .... the US government should send the trueblue2007 Oct 2020 #31

Yep and his pathetic base should demand it, they have been cheering him on for 4 years. BeckyDem Oct 2020 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author BeckyDem Oct 2020 #34

the orange pus bucket, like his followers, is a selfish lying piece of shit. nt yaesu Oct 2020 #12

Yes but Bernie perpetuates the misconception that MFA is socialized medicine grantcart Oct 2020 #15

Kick Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #16

Exactly !!! Thank you Bernie! liberalla Oct 2020 #17

+100 Duppers Oct 2020 #18

you know whats even more socialist than that. BANKRUPTCY. bullimiami Oct 2020 #20

And every time I seen a Republican running unopposed on my ballot... WyattKansas Oct 2020 #21

Truth democrank Oct 2020 #22

Exactly BigOleDummy Oct 2020 #24

Yep, warmfeet Oct 2020 #26

Bernie in his own words - tweet Tommymac Oct 2020 #28

Not only Trump DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #29

Not only that but WE the TAXPAYERS pay for ALL big pharma R&D MagickMuffin Oct 2020 #30

Bernie has more power being in the Senate MacKasey Oct 2020 #32