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Doctor_J

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6. Some of don't have 50 years to wait

Reply to eridani (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 19, 2014, 04:11 PM

Apr 2014

and also realize that the setting will never be better than it was in 2009-2010. We also don't believe the DEMOCRATIC party should being taking victory laps for passing a Republican insurance windfall and calling it health care.

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US health care prices are NOT higher because we use more services [View all] eridani Apr 2014 OP

But, most single payer countries do not allow the extensive aggressive treatment that we do at end mucifer Apr 2014 #1

And point being? YOHABLO Apr 2014 #2

K&R'd. snot Apr 2014 #3

and we give blood-sucking "insurance" companies 20% or more to deliver nothing except Doctor_J Apr 2014 #4

Single payer is still possible--but at the state level n/t eridani Apr 2014 #5

Some of don't have 50 years to wait Doctor_J Apr 2014 #6

Anyone watching the 2009-2010 debates has to conclude-- eridani Apr 2014 #7

I watched them and what I saw was a (D) having single payer advocates nationalize the fed Apr 2014 #8

The domino theory may have been bullshit when applied to Vietnam-- eridani Apr 2014 #9