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2016 Postmortem

Hoyt

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8. I really think a public option is doable, as long as people have a choice.

Reply to Stallion (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 01:21 AM

Feb 2016

I think a lot of folks will gravitate to the public option, assuming it delivers, over time. It won't be easy to get enacted, but at least it makes an early concession to the 40+% who are opposed to single payer right now.

Might not happen in 2017, but after that there's a reasonable chance with the proper groundwork.

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Poll: Where do you stand on single payer. [View all] JDPriestly Feb 2016 OP

If we could go back 50 years or look ahead 25, I'd be in single payer camp. Hoyt Feb 2016 #1

I think either of the first two options is great. Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #2

Indeed. How could she honestly be against that? think Feb 2016 #7

What I Want and What a Democrat Can Deliver are Two Different Things Stallion Feb 2016 #3

Have you ever seen something happen in your life that you thought was impossible? JDPriestly Feb 2016 #4

There is a 0% of Getting Single Payor in Forseeable Future Stallion Feb 2016 #5

I really think a public option is doable, as long as people have a choice. Hoyt Feb 2016 #8

There are public health reasons for it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #6

I'd prefer single payer Matariki Feb 2016 #9

What exactly does "single-payer" mean. Everything, including prescriptions, nursing home, long term Jitter65 Feb 2016 #10

I lived in Europe for years. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #11