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Nuclear Unicorn

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9. If memory serves it's not a lack political will but financial reality.

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2014, 08:02 PM

Dec 2014

SP will cost $2 billion annually in a state whose entire revenue is $2.7 billion. Unless people want to start phoning in and emailing money I'm not seeing what good this will do.

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How WE can help Single Payer in Vermont: [View all] annabanana Dec 2014 OP

Thank you for this important OP, annabanana. For obvious reasons, anyone who favors single payer merrily Dec 2014 #1

If it is only Vermont going single-payer, only Vermont should decide. Vinca Dec 2014 #2

This is why democrats lose abelenkpe Dec 2014 #3

What on earth are you talking about? Vinca Dec 2014 #6

What? salib Dec 2014 #4

Sometimes I'm astonished at the hostility in replies to my posts. Vinca Dec 2014 #5

I still have quite an issue with your response. salib Dec 2014 #8

And heaven forbid we discuss any other alternative, like single-payer for all. Vinca Dec 2014 #14

kr NewDeal_Dem Dec 2014 #7

If memory serves it's not a lack political will but financial reality. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #9

No, it is political will. Why do I say that? What are the annual health care expenditures? TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #11

LOL right there - the numbers say run, don't walk away from it. maced666 Dec 2014 #13

Now the other side will do what it always does when defeated legislatively. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #10

Help toss dirt on the 'grave'? maced666 Dec 2014 #12