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While this is all well and good, it means very little unless we win in 2018 still_one May 2017 #1
It's part of the path to winning in 2018. kristopher May 2017 #3
Yes, exacty! mountain grammy May 2017 #10
K & R ......for visibility..nt Wounded Bear May 2017 #2
They should have done this in 2009. KPN May 2017 #4
Agree. And I'd like to see a full post-mortem on why we didn't erronis May 2017 #8
Single payer was off the table from the very start. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #16
Yes, I remember. Max Baucus seemed to be sitting on it and shut down the inclusion erronis May 2017 #21
Yeah, I feel the same way when people say that Dems need to take women's health care off the table ehrnst May 2017 #35
Nancy Pelosi had a public option in the house bill, Senate did not, then Kennedy died MiddleClass May 2017 #69
Here's a good overview of why we didn't ehrnst May 2017 #25
Thanks - but I think this points out that the $$$d interests own the conversation. erronis May 2017 #28
That was never stated in the article, nor implied. ehrnst May 2017 #34
That's a bunch of hooey kristopher May 2017 #41
Now there's a reasoned, intellectual response.... ehrnst May 2017 #44
Yes, it is a well reasoned, intellectual response. kristopher May 2017 #45
Um.... That was the argument of the person in the quote using that "suppositional constructon." ehrnst May 2017 #49
You presented that suppositional argument as representing your view. kristopher May 2017 #51
I'm presenting information from a well-sourced article ehrnst May 2017 #61
More with the personal attacks? kristopher May 2017 #63
You haven't presented evidence that your criticism is supported by data ehrnst May 2017 #64
It isn't a "data" error - it's a reasoning (false claim) error. kristopher May 2017 #65
No, not at all. ehrnst May 2017 #66
Fully agreed! Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #14
Everybody should call their Rep and tell them to get behind this! Ligyron May 2017 #5
I know nothing.. Maxheader May 2017 #6
Do you know why it failed in Vermont? ehrnst May 2017 #26
Why did it fail in Vermont? Maxheader May 2017 #36
For several reasons. It's important to know what failed before you can determine what is "doable." ehrnst May 2017 #38
I've had almost Maxheader May 2017 #72
To clarify: Medicare doesn't cover routine eye exams for eyeglasses or contacts ehrnst May 2017 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author kristopher May 2017 #75
Agree with kristopher . . FairWinds May 2017 #7
Medications Scarsdale May 2017 #9
Please get on a Medicare Part D plan ASAP -- the penalty far outweighs the premium progree May 2017 #19
Medicare is not single payer, and never has been. ehrnst May 2017 #23
Fidelity figures a couple both turning 65 needs $245,000 not including long-term care progree May 2017 #30
This is a great example of issue advocacy and perseverance. MGKrebs May 2017 #11
Thank you. You don't throw "universal health care" in the trash because it's not single payer. (nt) ehrnst May 2017 #24
Isn't This A Concession That Republicans Are Right About ACA? TomCADem May 2017 #12
No, because this was the supposed compromise anyway. Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #15
This needs to happen! There's an MSNBC Commercial that shows Trump saying Australia's ... Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #13
Australia is very different from the US is some basic ways ehrnst May 2017 #22
A Single-Payer System is insurance, not health care. Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #27
Single payer is the mechanism by which health care coverage is paid for. ehrnst May 2017 #32
As Scarsdale points out, much of the problem with . . FairWinds May 2017 #17
where were those burnbaby May 2017 #18
We were right there, MiddleClass May 2017 #70
And now this is going to be used against as ammunition against any who ehrnst May 2017 #20
Well, we need to define what a multi-payer system is, then. Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #29
So France has a combination of payers - like the US. But they organize it differently. ehrnst May 2017 #33
Well, as I understand it: Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #39
The thing is, words matter. "Single payer" is not exchangable with "Universal Health Care" ehrnst May 2017 #40
I have no idea why we're arguing. Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #42
I'm looking at this very realistically. It's become dogma. ehrnst May 2017 #43
No you aren't. No it isn't. kristopher May 2017 #46
You sound just like an anti-vaxxer or someone who wants to defund Planned Parenthood ehrnst May 2017 #48
You're the one engaging in name calling. kristopher May 2017 #50
Un-Fucking-Believable. Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #54
Absolutely-fucking-realistic-and-believable. ehrnst May 2017 #56
I said you sound just like an anti-vaxxer ehrnst May 2017 #57
No. You are the one being dogmatic. Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #53
No, I didn't say that because he has a different opinion ehrnst May 2017 #55
Bingo! Thank you! Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #52
You know, there is an "ignore" feature ehrnst May 2017 #58
I don't use ignore. That would be "dogmatic." Fantastic Anarchist May 2017 #60
I call them as I see them. ehrnst May 2017 #62
"Single payer" *IS* exchangable with "Universal Health Care" kristopher May 2017 #47
In the way that "dog" is exchangeable with "mammal" ehrnst May 2017 #59
And you can run shouting that around until the cows come home... kristopher May 2017 #67
Just like some people are going to call pregnancy termination "murdering babies" ehrnst May 2017 #68
When can we expect the CBO numbers? MichMan May 2017 #31
The CBO crunches the numbers on legislation that has been approved by ehrnst May 2017 #37
Physicians for a National Health Program support single-payer national health insurance. kristopher May 2017 #71
I believe that they are very consciencious. When you have 20,000 health policy analysts ehrnst May 2017 #74
What is single payer? kristopher May 2017 #76
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