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riderinthestorm

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16. I think it sucks because it mandates the insurance companies as gatekeepers

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #15)

Wed Sep 18, 2013, 09:16 PM

Sep 2013

to healthcare, for the foreseeable future. While I believe we can, and MAY, get to single payer, I think the ACA only forestalls that end result.

Be that as it may, I also believe this was an inevitable first step and am behind Obamacare. Its hopefully going to get more people some care and that's always good.

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I'd like to hear other people's opinion about why the teabaggers continue to try and defund [View all] Maraya1969 Sep 2013 OP

They've got nothing else. blue neen Sep 2013 #1

They have a case of Ignorant Fuck Racism, and see Defunding Obamacare as the Agnosticsherbet Sep 2013 #2

Of course, they're scared shitless it will work and Obama will get credit for it tularetom Sep 2013 #3

I suspect they've forgotten the initial objective and... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #4

b/c teatards cant think for themselves , the gop says it's bad and therefore it's bad leftyohiolib Sep 2013 #5

I see it like this: The Straight Story Sep 2013 #6

They don't know jberryhill Sep 2013 #7

Because the law sucks Puzzledtraveller Sep 2013 #8

Wrong. People are working toward single-payer because the law sucks. Ron Green Sep 2013 #14

Really? Please give us all some examples of how it sucks. Maraya1969 Sep 2013 #15

I think it sucks because it mandates the insurance companies as gatekeepers riderinthestorm Sep 2013 #16

At this point it's mindless ideological purity Gman Sep 2013 #9

Because their real goal is to dismantle the "Great Society" -- including Medicare pnwmom Sep 2013 #10

Ignorance for the most part... Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #11

Because it's a good start JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #12

Obama isn't white bowens43 Sep 2013 #13

Rachael just said that they're using it for fundraising... crazylikafox Sep 2013 #17