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In reply to the discussion: Urban Institute analysis of Sanders Single Payer Plan: May 2016 [View all]NastyRiffraff
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Whether you agree or disagree with Sanders's current proposal, it's important information.
I think we can all agree on the goal of Universal Healthcare, but the Sanders bill or single payer isn't the only, or the best, way to get there. I realize this is heresy, but we need to pay attention, and get something going that can actually pass.
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The Urban Institute is a creditable organization. They did much of the work establishing Medicare's
Hoyt
Sep 2017
#1
what? fuck that. You say some shit as if ..."it can't be all these 3 things" and you say that for
JCanete
Sep 2017
#67
It can't. This is an axiom of project management. A big & complicated project cannot be all three.
stevenleser
Sep 2017
#76
I did not see where the poster indicated that the bill was going for fast and cheap, only that it
JCanete
Sep 2017
#78
So insurance as it stands, which is gouging the fuck out of people, and granted, often has massive
JCanete
Sep 2017
#96
I am not going to read the whole thing, does it relieve employers buying health insurance
Eliot Rosewater
Sep 2017
#4
Taxes being much higher than anticipated were part of why VT single payer failed.(n)
ehrnst
Sep 2017
#8
That was the problem with the California proposal, and the Democratic Speaker....
George II
Sep 2017
#22
"The increases in federal spending that we estimated ($32 trillion between 2017 and 2026)"
TCJ70
Sep 2017
#24
I'm basing that on the fact that we currently spend around $3.8 Trillion annually...
TCJ70
Sep 2017
#30
Don't worry Sanders is only the sponsor/visionary-he did his part in moving the needle
andym
Sep 2017
#46
MFA would radically change things, could happen quickly and would be disruptive in a good way
andym
Sep 2017
#62
Delivery of care will not be disrupted if universal healthcare is engineered carefully
andym
Sep 2017
#94
We are jumping on board based on the principle of achieving universal health care
andym
Sep 2017
#95
America is the only industrialized nation in the world incapable of implementing universal coverage.
Orsino
Sep 2017
#20
Sanders has a say in what goes into the bill, but no more than any other co-sponsor.
Orsino
Sep 2017
#109
Bernie is not known for drumming up support among his colleagues to write a bill.
ehrnst
Sep 2017
#122
Your statement that he is tweaking it with other Senators has the burden of proof
ehrnst
Sep 2017
#124
So now you say who wrote and edits the bill isn't important but it DEFINITELY isn't just Bernie...
ehrnst
Sep 2017
#135
They would have been more trustworthy had they revealed their conflict of interest in the analysis
Major Nikon
Sep 2017
#48
People have been saying that on DU over and over again - anyone know if they REALLY....
George II
Sep 2017
#70
Do you also tell your students that a source that presents a barely edited Wikipedia copy/paste
ehrnst
Sep 2017
#80
You keep bringing up Sourcewatch and their inaccurate comment about Cigna and Pfizer. Why?
George II
Sep 2017
#51
Because it means they don't have to read or learn something they don't wanna. (nt)
ehrnst
Sep 2017
#56
According to the Urban League's annual report only 1.4% of their funding comes from....
George II
Sep 2017
#50
They have four or five annual reports and also audited financial statements on their site....
George II
Sep 2017
#63
More evidence why I think we should be working to architect a two-tier or dual-tier system from the
stevenleser
Sep 2017
#77