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Bad Dog

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20. That's a huge amount of money to have to pay out.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 10:27 AM
Apr 2016

Over here he'd probably qualify for free prescriptions.

I need to research how "trade" agreements affect the concept of single payer. djean111 Apr 2016 #1
The biggest stumbling block to TTIP Bad Dog Apr 2016 #3
That is a very valid reason to fear the TTIP. djean111 Apr 2016 #5
That's a huge amount of money to have to pay out. Bad Dog Apr 2016 #20
Doesn't TPP give biz the right to sue BadgerKid Apr 2016 #4
Yes. And always remember who voted for Fast track, who votes for the TPP and TTIP, and - who djean111 Apr 2016 #6
Except single payer makes drug companies more powerful Recursion Apr 2016 #2
Then you make the drug companies like public utilities. n/t A Simple Game Apr 2016 #7
Indeed. Notice we don't have single payer for public utilities. We simply regulate them. Recursion Apr 2016 #8
Smearing FUD already this morning? What a crock. Scuba Apr 2016 #10
Just because you don't think your own alleged policies through... Recursion Apr 2016 #11
Hogwash. Scuba Apr 2016 #14
Why are you against drug companies and hospitals being treated like public utilities? Recursion Apr 2016 #18
Because it's not single-payer ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #28
Medicare Part D watoos Apr 2016 #17
Guess what? Single payer will *also* be a giveaway to providers Recursion Apr 2016 #19
There will be a substantial amount of political pressure working against that n/t eridani Apr 2016 #25
If we had that political pressure to summon we wouldn't need single payer in the first place Recursion Apr 2016 #27
Global budgeting is an essential part of single payer eridani Apr 2016 #29
Nonsense Recursion Apr 2016 #30
Canada, Taiwan and South Korea all have global budgeting eridani Apr 2016 #31
Ours would be. Look at Medicare Recursion Apr 2016 #32
Medicare isn't really single payer, what with laws against drug price negotiations n/t eridani Apr 2016 #33
I still think you're confusing "single payer" with "good" Recursion Apr 2016 #34
Canada, South Korea and Taiwan have the only true single payer systems eridani Apr 2016 #39
No, Bhutan and North Korea do too Recursion Apr 2016 #40
I think that NK is more like Britain--national healty system n/t eridani Apr 2016 #41
Yeah, lets ignore the countless examples of this thing being done simply and effectively.. Kentonio Apr 2016 #35
We are exceptionally bad at stuff like this; I don't see why you don't grasp that Recursion Apr 2016 #36
I'm sick of being told what we can't do. Kentonio Apr 2016 #37
Because we're very racist and have more minorities than they do Recursion Apr 2016 #38
Who gave you the right to dictate to Americans Stevepol Apr 2016 #9
:-) redwitch Apr 2016 #12
The biggest one United Health Care is dropping out next year. classykaren Apr 2016 #13
Seriously? ReRe Apr 2016 #16
United Health is getting out of the state pools only 1939 Apr 2016 #22
Thanks n/t ReRe Apr 2016 #23
If it's a false belief that drugs provide some benefits Progressive dog Apr 2016 #15
got ACA, what else could you possibly hope for? KG Apr 2016 #21
Yes. ACA will probably be gone in my state in 2017. mmonk Apr 2016 #24
Simply, yes. suffragette Apr 2016 #26
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