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liberal_at_heart

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20. We could just as easily fought for single payer. The republicans were going to put up a fight

Reply to eqfan592 (Reply #15)

Mon Nov 18, 2013, 09:16 PM

Nov 2013

no matter what we asked for. If the democrats were willing to fight this hard for ACA they damn well could have fought for single payer. Then no one would have to go bankrupt because they got sick.

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The sound of single payer being flushed down the toilet [View all] Prism Nov 2013 OP

The precise amount of manufactured outrage we are seeing from the right over ACA Bonobo Nov 2013 #1

exactly. We were going to be in for a fight no matter what. We should have fought for single payer. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #2

And of course this means, that when this "fight" is over, the bar will be reset (again) Bonobo Nov 2013 #5

and democrats will be just as willing to take whatever crumbs the republicans and corporate liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #21

That's what infuriates me most. _Starting_ from a point of compromise and then negotiating GreenPartyVoter Nov 2013 #23

It's a little act they put on for the idiots. kenny blankenship Nov 2013 #27

+1. jsr Nov 2013 #29

I'm waiting for the high deductible plans to kick in Prism Nov 2013 #3

You mean like the shitstorm that happened in Mass.? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #6

Mass. is not the rest of America Prism Nov 2013 #9

You obviously have not met my sister and BIL tabbycat31 Nov 2013 #12

I'm right there with you. My husband and I have paid tens of thousands of dollars in liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #8

Yes, because no coverage and hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt... eqfan592 Nov 2013 #15

We could just as easily fought for single payer. The republicans were going to put up a fight liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #20

I never said otherwise. eqfan592 Nov 2013 #22

SAYS you! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #18

Yeah right...sure... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #4

Did you read the OP? Prism Nov 2013 #7

Sorry I misunderstood you then... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #19

Bullshit, and sometimes ProSense Nov 2013 #10

Which part is bullshit? Prism Nov 2013 #13

The entire poll, but ProSense Nov 2013 #16

So, you'll stop posting Gallup polls then? progressoid Nov 2013 #24

Huh? No, keep posting it ProSense Nov 2013 #25

Not according to other polls. jazzimov Nov 2013 #11

Do you have any recent polls? Prism Nov 2013 #14

We never had it: it therefore cannot be flushed Hekate Nov 2013 #17

Lighten up Francis. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2013 #26

Kick...nt SidDithers Nov 2013 #28