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beam me up scottie

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28. We can do both: fight to save the ACA and fight for single payer universal health care.

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 07:15 PM

Mar 2017

Now is not the time to give up, it's important to keep reminding Americans that health care should be a basic human right in this country.

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UNIVERSAL SINGLE PAYER!!!! [View all] gopiscrap Mar 2017 OP

Why didn't I think of that! dchill Mar 2017 #1

Hell, yeah! yallerdawg Mar 2017 #31

Ok, then lets start by winning back the house still_one Mar 2017 #2

Yes, we must. Doreen Mar 2017 #3

+1, especially in the places were there are only a single career !!! uponit7771 Mar 2017 #4

Okay! Good! Where do we start? What's the plan? NurseJackie Mar 2017 #5

town halls to explain the broad concept gopiscrap Mar 2017 #6

Exactly - My guess is that most people don't know how many Poiuyt Mar 2017 #9

Okay, town halls... and then what? C'mon! C'mon! What's next? Make it happen!! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #10

then get trump impeached or resign and vote out the repukes in Congress gopiscrap Mar 2017 #11

Provide a public option for all exchanges, nationwide. rgbecker Mar 2017 #7

Sounds good. Why haven't we done that? What's the freakin' hold up??!! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #8

believe me.. we tried. annabanana Mar 2017 #13

ConservaDem? NurseJackie Mar 2017 #16

very conservative Democrats like Bill Nelson (Fla) annabanana Mar 2017 #19

Ahhh. I see. I get your anger. But, in some areas that's what it takes to win. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #23

I get annoyed at how they tend to torpedo annabanana Mar 2017 #34

An actual Republican would be even worse. It's an imperfect world... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #36

blue dog democrats, most often voted with the Reps. irisblue Mar 2017 #20

Which Democrat has voted more often with Reps? NCTraveler Mar 2017 #27

Zack Space Ohio 18, almost local to me. I remember him. irisblue Mar 2017 #37

You haven't listed one current member... NCTraveler Mar 2017 #41

Thats a good question. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #22

They should have just snapped their fingers and made it happen! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #24

You can remember that period of time, yes? Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #26

Oh, please... tell us, Warren! The suspense is killing me! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #32

I'm asking you--- after all, you've got the hat. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #33

"Got-the-hat", huh? I've never heard that expression before. WTF does that even mean? NurseJackie Mar 2017 #39

"Hat". As in, a covering one wears on one's head. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #44

Oh brother! NurseJackie Mar 2017 #45

Hey- I'm deferring to your expertise on the subject of health care. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #46

Yup. Provide a public option, but do not mandate it. Adrahil Mar 2017 #12

low overhead, i.e.: annabanana Mar 2017 #14

Then it should do great.... Adrahil Mar 2017 #17

Oh it most certainly would. It would HAVE to cover those basic services that the RePugs annabanana Mar 2017 #18

That's what I say, fight like mad for single payer Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #15

hell to the yes! irisblue Mar 2017 #21

Maybe Some Day colsohlibgal Mar 2017 #25

We can do both: fight to save the ACA and fight for single payer universal health care. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #28

Exactly gopiscrap Mar 2017 #29

Dems should introduce ACA II. Universal Medicare for all. roamer65 Mar 2017 #30

Yes, and make the oligarchs pay for it! n/t ginnyinWI Mar 2017 #35

Yep! It is a sure winner politically because it would save lives AND money! JoeOtterbein Mar 2017 #38

I seem to recall a Democrat last year said that would "never, ever, come to pass". n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #40

Michael Moore was just talking about blue states stepping up askyagerz Mar 2017 #42

I'm all in for Single Payer. But our adversaries are more than just Republicans... Nevermypresident Mar 2017 #43

Yes shenmue Mar 2017 #47