That's one of the main reasons for starting this group— (Reply #34)

In the discussion thread: Understanding the Corporate Welfare Giveaway known as the ACA... [View all]

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 09:30 AM

Enthusiast (50,983 posts)

34. That's one of the main reasons for starting this group—

so that we could end corporate supremacy. Corporations could never make out like bandits unless politicians we elected aided them at our expense.

Reply to this post

Back to OP Alert abuse Link to post in-thread

Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum

Replies to this discussion thread

65 replies	Author	Time	Post
Understanding the Corporate Welfare Giveaway known as the ACA... [View all]	truedelphi	Nov 2014	OP
K&R nt	Mnemosyne	Nov 2014	#1
K&R	peacebird	Nov 2014	#2
K & R	L0oniX	Nov 2014	#3
The things health insurance industry had, that the government did not and GOP would not approve	Hoyt	Nov 2014	#4
Although I find logical the majority of yr post , the end statement	truedelphi	Nov 2014	#13
I hear you, but here's the thing. You can buy health insurance that covers any hospital,	Hoyt	Nov 2014	#16
Well, as I understand it, when the Government administers Medicaid, the overhead is 3%. But now that	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#25
Government doesn't administer most of Medicare, private insurance companies do.	Hoyt	Nov 2014	#26
Dems defect because of weak leadership. That should not happen if we had strong Democratic	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#27
I wish you success in straightening the mess out with all your answers.	Hoyt	Nov 2014	#28
The answer is obvious. The Dem Party needs to represent the people who elect them.	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#29
Exactly just like Social Security has a low overhead (6% I think). And they want to privatize that	jwirr	Nov 2014	#50
My daughter has been on Medicaid for many years and here in MN it has almost always been	jwirr	Nov 2014	#48
To bad no government program has ever changed after it was first passed.	jeff47	Nov 2014	#5
Oh btw	BlindTiresias	Nov 2014	#6
There's talk of the governor re-entrenching.	jeff47	Nov 2014	#12
Except I wasn't arguing that position	BlindTiresias	Nov 2014	#17
healthcare without profit?!	redruddyred	Nov 2014	#8
heritage care does not need to "change". it needs to be undone.	Doctor_J	Nov 2014	#19
That is what people are doing now. Realizing they have no voice in DC, people are focusing on	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#30
In this I and my family are some of the luckiest people in the world. MN has MNCare. Most of us opt	jwirr	Nov 2014	#49
the ACA was definitely a compromise	redruddyred	Nov 2014	#7
The first step is to end corporate brainwashing -- aka consolidated media propaganda	RufusTFirefly	Nov 2014	#10
Corporate brainwashing. I absolutely agree.	Maineman	Nov 2014	#20
Close to 90 percent of Californians supported GMO labeling at the outset	RufusTFirefly	Nov 2014	#23
oh that's such a shame	redruddyred	Nov 2014	#57
The problem is that what little media we do have are know only by people like us. The closest we	jwirr	Nov 2014	#51
Start with Pacifica	RufusTFirefly	Nov 2014	#52
Okay that is a start but how do we get the ordinary voter to listen to them? I considerate it an	jwirr	Nov 2014	#53
The people DID vote, in 2008. Did you forget that we worked hard and WON? There was a mandate	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#31
It looked like this....	Enthusiast	Nov 2014	#36
I remember, Dems had so much support to do what needed to be done as fast as they could.	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#39
Just imagine how effective a bully pulpit could have been at that moment.	Enthusiast	Nov 2014	#42
Yes, completely squandered. The question is 'why'?	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#44
I won't say it.	Enthusiast	Nov 2014	#45
Good post (nt)	Babel_17	Nov 2014	#38
and yet it passed the senate by a single vote.	redruddyred	Nov 2014	#58
K & R. Totally agree with the quote about the public option, too.	RufusTFirefly	Nov 2014	#9
The politics of fear. 'Let's not try something because they will destroy it even if we succeed.'	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#40
How did you figure to get it through Congress otherwise?	aquart	Nov 2014	#11
How did FDR get the legislation he wanted passed to go	truedelphi	Nov 2014	#14
FDR's congress was LOADED with Democrats. There simply is no comparison.	NYC_SKP	Nov 2014	#24
You are re-writing history. Obama got in back in 2008, and was inaugurated in 2009.	truedelphi	Nov 2014	#32
Exactly, and I remember Jan, 2008. There were high hopes that Dems would move swiftly on	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#37
Thank you, truedelphi.	Enthusiast	Nov 2014	#35
And Enthusiast, thank you too. I was actually a bit	truedelphi	Nov 2014	#56
d'you think obama could've been elected	redruddyred	Nov 2014	#59
Obama = Goldman Sachs.	truedelphi	Nov 2014	#63
opensecrets says that UC was his biggest donor.	redruddyred	Nov 2014	#64
Until two years ago, Richard Blum, Sen Di Feinstein's husband,	truedelphi	Nov 2014	#65
Did any Republicans vote for the ACA?	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#41
Correct and it also involves having the facts at hand and making sure they are the right facts. From	jwirr	Nov 2014	#47
By Democrats simply doing their job. When I don't do my job, I get fired.	Zorra	Nov 2014	#62
I highly recommend Wendell Potter's 'Deadly Spin' on the subject. n/t	Triana	Nov 2014	#15
Me too!	Maineman	Nov 2014	#21
Corporations are always going to make out like bandits. I would rather have them make out while	kelliekat44	Nov 2014	#18
That's one of the main reasons for starting this group—	Enthusiast	Nov 2014	#34
And I would rather we stop them from making out like bandits, which is what they are. And helping	sabrina 1	Nov 2014	#43
The exact plan that the fascists rolled out in 1994	Doctor_J	Nov 2014	#22
Kicked and recommended!	Enthusiast	Nov 2014	#33
No real arguement. However I think the Medicaid expansion is a real positive. Many of the people	jwirr	Nov 2014	#46
Here is why, jwirr	truedelphi	Nov 2014	#54
I had forgotten that aspect. Now I understand. My reasoning was that Medicaid pays for everything	jwirr	Nov 2014	#55
Kicked & Reed /nt	demwing	Nov 2014	#60
Kicked for visability /nt	demwing	Nov 2014	#61

Edit History

Please login to view edit histories.