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regnaD kciN

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1. "Unfortunately in order to implement Single Payer it will require"…

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 07:14 PM

Oct 2013

…a Democratic majority in Congress. Too bad so many progressives were so pissed-off at the Obama administration (among other things, for not giving us single-payer to start with), that they decided to stay home for the 2010 elections.

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It’s a freaking beginning, thats all.. The ACA’s #1 attribute is [View all] busterbrown Oct 2013 OP

"Unfortunately in order to implement Single Payer it will require"… regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #1

Medicare for All would only require a tax increase if we were afraid to cut defense. Scuba Oct 2013 #2

Excellent point busterbrown Oct 2013 #3

And that's a big thing. No other President has succeeded pnwmom Oct 2013 #4

Actually, the #1 attribute is it moves the fight to the states. jeff47 Oct 2013 #5