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In reply to the discussion: I can't believe some Libs/Progressives here would rather see the ACA struck down [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)'Cause a lot of people are gonna die waiting for your revolution.
How 'bout this plan instead:
1. Create Single payer or public options in blue states via the state exchanges created by the ACA.
2. Point out to people in purple states that the people covered by single payer or public options aren't dead, are receiving good health care, and are paying less.
3. Pass single payer or public options in purple states.
4. Point out to people in red states that everyone else is paying less and getting more. It helps to point and laugh here.
5. Single payer or public options begin passing in red states due to cost savings and the collapse of private insurance companies.
6. De-facto single payer in most states makes it easy to create real, national single-payer.
Throwing away the ACA destroys the framework through which we can get single payer, in the hopes that either Tea Party Republicans will vote for single payer or Alabama is going to elect liberals.