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In reply to the discussion: Dem lawmakers call for single-payer healthcare [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)65. It isn't a "data" error - it's a reasoning (false claim) error.
Pretending it is "data" based is intentional misdirection.
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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
Thanks - but I think this points out that the $$$d interests own the conversation.
erronis
May 2017
#28
Um.... That was the argument of the person in the quote using that "suppositional constructon."
ehrnst
May 2017
#49
For several reasons. It's important to know what failed before you can determine what is "doable."
ehrnst
May 2017
#38
Please get on a Medicare Part D plan ASAP -- the penalty far outweighs the premium
progree
May 2017
#19
Fidelity figures a couple both turning 65 needs $245,000 not including long-term care
progree
May 2017
#30
Thank you. You don't throw "universal health care" in the trash because it's not single payer. (nt)
ehrnst
May 2017
#24
This needs to happen! There's an MSNBC Commercial that shows Trump saying Australia's ...
Fantastic Anarchist
May 2017
#13
So France has a combination of payers - like the US. But they organize it differently.
ehrnst
May 2017
#33
The thing is, words matter. "Single payer" is not exchangable with "Universal Health Care"
ehrnst
May 2017
#40
You sound just like an anti-vaxxer or someone who wants to defund Planned Parenthood
ehrnst
May 2017
#48
Just like some people are going to call pregnancy termination "murdering babies"
ehrnst
May 2017
#68
Physicians for a National Health Program support single-payer national health insurance.
kristopher
May 2017
#71