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jkbRN

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36. we have a PRIVATE (FOR PROFIT) universal health insurance option, which cannot be universal
Thu Dec 17, 2015, 03:40 PM
Dec 2015

since it is private and for profit--and for some peopled, they cannot afford ins. cost plus the growing cost of medication. No one should profit at the expense of someone elses death. it's seriously disgusting, i hate the ACA cop out. /rant (sorrry!!!)

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Oh that Hillary. It's not about the issues silly, it's about the first woman POTUS in US history. jalan48 Dec 2015 #1
You know why she's attacking Sanders? CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #45
Yes the annointed One INdemo Dec 2015 #2
How many insurance companies does she have on her donor list? jwirr Dec 2015 #3
I don't know, but SmittynMo Dec 2015 #16
We're the only modern nation... CoffeeCat Dec 2015 #48
100% K/R SmittynMo Dec 2015 #49
Excellent Question. Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 #23
If I can drop the Medical endorsements on my auto and homeowners Delmette Dec 2015 #40
That is an excellent point. jwirr Dec 2015 #47
This post is fair . . FairWinds Dec 2015 #4
Shit like this makes potential support for her ... blackspade Dec 2015 #5
Doesn't this kind of attack also verify that his candidacy is a serious challenge? newthinking Dec 2015 #8
actually rtracey Dec 2015 #12
So, back the 'lesser of two evils'.... blackspade Dec 2015 #14
well rtracey Dec 2015 #24
GOP agitators are ALL OVER the internet and media trying to convince you that Hillary randys1 Dec 2015 #27
"...but she's a woman" gordyfl Dec 2015 #42
Would Republicans vote for Carly Fiorina over Hillary? In a heartbeat. Hiraeth Dec 2015 #43
I just read on DU , believe it or not, that the GOP doesnt hate Women...now I have seen randys1 Dec 2015 #50
They don't hate women...they like to use them. Hepburn Dec 2015 #62
Not supporting universal health care is immoral and stupid! TIME TO PANIC Dec 2015 #6
She criticizes Bernie's plan. upaloopa Dec 2015 #7
Is this new? news. Serious question. Has she said something recently? riversedge Dec 2015 #9
... peacebird Dec 2015 #10
That is an uninformed lie. RoccoR5955 Dec 2015 #20
BINGO!!!! Ferd Berfel Dec 2015 #25
yes rtracey Dec 2015 #11
This points out Duval Dec 2015 #13
And you get coverage for all Americans. nm floriduck Dec 2015 #22
...in ONE GIGANTIC Risk Pool with about a 3% overhead, bvar22 Dec 2015 #54
bvar22 Hepburn Dec 2015 #63
I agree... NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #56
Hillary attacks Bernie on single-payer, a plan she FAILED to implement in 1993. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #15
Good post SmittynMo Dec 2015 #17
. 99th_Monkey Dec 2015 #19
She failed because she did not work and play well with others. Divernan Dec 2015 #31
Flip Flop Plucketeer Dec 2015 #18
Honest abe here likes what she likes when it's expedient to like it. Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #21
She was for it before she was against it. nt Cheap_Trick Dec 2015 #26
When you're worth millions, sulphurdunn Dec 2015 #28
She pays $600 for a haircut so yes, Obamacare should work great for everyone. jalan48 Dec 2015 #30
If she pays $600 for a haircut sulphurdunn Dec 2015 #58
I'd venture a guess that it's more than most Americans can pay regardless of their policy positions. jalan48 Dec 2015 #59
Actually, sulphurdunn Dec 2015 #60
She is 65+ and therefore Hepburn Dec 2015 #64
Depends on what you mean by universal HassleCat Dec 2015 #29
we have a PRIVATE (FOR PROFIT) universal health insurance option, which cannot be universal jkbRN Dec 2015 #36
We have had universal health insurance before the ACA zeemike Dec 2015 #44
Third way brings in profits for insurance companies and bonuses. Insurance companies want DhhD Dec 2015 #55
Wow, that is pretty bad. zeemike Dec 2015 #57
right above this story on the DU front page MisterP Dec 2015 #32
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Dec 2015 #33
Round and Round, she goes.... SoapBox Dec 2015 #34
Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #35
As the politician spins. Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #37
K & R !!!! Thespian2 Dec 2015 #38
Her owners don't cotton to that idea. Fuddnik Dec 2015 #39
We don't want to interfere with the profits of the health insurance giants.... raindaddy Dec 2015 #41
Medicare for All - It Just Makes Sense gordyfl Dec 2015 #46
Medicare 4 All sonofspy777 Dec 2015 #51
Medicare for all, Sanders must not know Medicare has a monthly premium Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #52
disgusting, and entirely unsurprising Doctor_J Dec 2015 #53
OMG..... Hepburn Dec 2015 #61
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