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Mr.Bill

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46. Exactly.

Mon Nov 25, 2013, 12:54 PM

Nov 2013

And it's been going on for far too long.

Another thing is there are a lot of people who would retire and free up jobs for other people if they had health insurance. I live in a retirement community, and I know many people in their late 50s in this position. They either cannot afford insurance at their age or would be uninsurable if they left their jobs because of pre existing conditions. They could get COBRA for 18 months, but it's very expensive. Before my wife qualified for disability, she was in this situation for awhile.

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On Dkos:Obama just launched single-payer in America [View all] RandySF Nov 2013 OP

AFAIK, states could have done single payer before ObamaCare MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #1

A single-payer type health care program in the states was NEVER prohibited in the states. Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2013 #2

Seems that it *was* prohibited: MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #5

No, it doesn't. There was no "was" prior to passage of an actual bill. n/t pnwmom Nov 2013 #12

Meh...The bill was always substantially the Baucus mark. Everything else fell by the wayside. TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #44

Nice slant... /sarcasm. The bill Obama signed did NOT forbid it. MADem Nov 2013 #6

Exactly. And I don't think he's that uninformed. pnwmom Nov 2013 #9

+1,000 nt MADem Nov 2013 #11

Certainly, one of us is uninformed nt MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #13

You know what's so sad about your commentary, Manny? You have such a disdain for this president Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2013 #24

SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! MADem Nov 2013 #26

Hawaii has not instituted single payer. Neither has Vermont cali Nov 2013 #37

Yep. And he works *extra hard* to make his case BlueCaliDem Nov 2013 #28

Ah, 11ty-dimensional chess MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #10

No--it's called "How a bill becomes law." MADem Nov 2013 #14

They wouldn't have gotten Federal funds for Medicaid expansion without it. pnwmom Nov 2013 #8

'Whatever else he is, Obama is a President who acts in a thoughtful, deliberate way.' elleng Nov 2013 #3

37 recs and counting Electric Monk Nov 2013 #4

Closing on fifty. nt MADem Nov 2013 #7

To Be Clear - Vermont Has Embraced Single Payer - No Evidence That Obama Has Embraced The Same cantbeserious Nov 2013 #15

He has embraced the experiments going on in Vermont pnwmom Nov 2013 #16

My Understanding Is That Under The ACA - Single Payer Is Illegal Unless Dispensation Is Granted cantbeserious Nov 2013 #17

You may not understand that the waiver would be virtually automatic pnwmom Nov 2013 #18

I Personally Support Single Payer - I See No Evidence That Obama Does cantbeserious Nov 2013 #19

He signed the bill that supports single payer in any state that wants it. pnwmom Nov 2013 #22

Good Enough For Some - Not Good Enough For Others cantbeserious Nov 2013 #40

WRONG!! And your hatred of this president does not and WILL NOT make your statement factual! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2013 #25

I Do Not Hate The President - How Presumptuous - Typical Ad Hominen Attack cantbeserious Nov 2013 #39

This could be great news for VA Heather MC Nov 2013 #23

Terry McAuliffe is as Third Way/corporate DLC as they come. woo me with science Nov 2013 #38

Oh well i only voted for him because the Alternative was not much of a choice :-( Heather MC Nov 2013 #41

I have NEVER seen ANY evidence MH1 Nov 2013 #42

Since The Oligarchs And Corporations Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Nov 2013 #43

K&R Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #20

Let's see now, if I was thinking about where to locate a business Mr.Bill Nov 2013 #21

Always wondered why CEO’s of major corporations with thousands of employees... busterbrown Nov 2013 #30

Depends how much control you want over your employees Fumesucker Nov 2013 #35

Exactly. Mr.Bill Nov 2013 #46

DU rec... SidDithers Nov 2013 #27

It was written in the ACA at the start. Any state that wants it, could set it up. EOM. freshwest Nov 2013 #29

um Skittles Nov 2013 #31

What is the point of linking to a lie? pnwmom Nov 2013 #33

DU k&r! eom BlueCaliDem Nov 2013 #32

Obama didn't launch single payer in Vermont. cali Nov 2013 #34

Praise him from whom all blessings flow Fumesucker Nov 2013 #36

Kick...nt SidDithers Nov 2013 #45

FYI ProSense Nov 2013 #47

K & R Scurrilous Nov 2013 #48