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44. We have had universal health insurance before the ACA

Thu Dec 17, 2015, 04:10 PM

Dec 2015

It is called Medicare and it applies to everyone...but has an age restriction.
The difference between Medicare and the ACA is that one is for profit and the other not. And the ACA allows the insurance companies to siphon off 30% of all the money into their pockets, and I would guess that less than 50% of it actually goes to health care.

If Democrats wanted universal health care they would have simply eliminated that age restriction on Medicare...problem solved and not mufti billion dollars to create a new thing cynically called the Affordable Care Act.

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Hillary Clinton Attacks Bernie Sanders On Universal Health Care [View all] NorthCarolina Dec 2015 OP

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