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'Nothing in this life is free'. mia Aug 2019 #1
Actually a lot of things in life are free Farmer-Rick Aug 2019 #51
Medicare is not going to be affordable for many Americans either. Hoyt Aug 2019 #2
Medicare is affordable for every Canadian, every Australian, every Brit, every Swede, .... Goodheart Aug 2019 #6
So, is the U.S., a nation of over 300 million people, elocs Aug 2019 #9
Especially in two years... None of those countries who have single payer could ehrnst Aug 2019 #16
It's as if "we'll just flip a switch" and have Medicare for All, elocs Aug 2019 #25
And not just replicate... Docreed2003 Aug 2019 #26
US is 80% urban and 20% rural in 2017 pangaia Aug 2019 #27
Thank you for the correction. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2019 #28
funny isn't it that urbanists are called elite when they are by far far far the majority... pangaia Aug 2019 #32
There you go... LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #40
interesting idea.... what about the suburbs ? pangaia Aug 2019 #41
That's way it's a shit slogan to run on ismnotwasm Aug 2019 #45
Medicare for All or Universal Health Care Bettie Aug 2019 #63
Saying that is a cop out. We need to talk in realistic terms. We need all the facts and truthfully wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #54
The elephant in the room: "M4A will not be enacted anytime soon." elocs Aug 2019 #8
Fixing the damage done to the ACA is going to be the way to get the most people healthcare ehrnst Aug 2019 #29
Biden did answer this. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #3
Thank you for providing the quote emulatorloo Aug 2019 #4
Where's PRICE in that? Goodheart Aug 2019 #5
re: "And what you said in your first sentence already exists under the ACA" thesquanderer Aug 2019 #12
The rest will pay up to 8.5 % of their incomes until they, too, are also broke. mia Aug 2019 #7
There's no plan for free healthcare for everyone, from ANYONE. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #11
Is that the same as: mia Aug 2019 #13
Biden's plan works exactly the way the ACA works, why is anyone confused/surprised? thesquanderer Aug 2019 #15
No he didn't. He didn't speak to what the KPN Aug 2019 #31
Bravo. Goodheart Aug 2019 #35
re: "He didn't speak to what the View profile premium will be whatsoever." thesquanderer Aug 2019 #36
If he's capping deductable then it's more than 5% cheaper uponit7771 Aug 2019 #56
I guess, if you tend to spend at least $1k of your deductible. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #57
That has some consequences. There have to be limits to who gets that public option, ehrnst Aug 2019 #37
re: "unless premiums are charged on a sliding scale, charging more for those who make more" thesquanderer Aug 2019 #44
First, no, the ACA subsidies aren't just a sliding scale - it involves more than income. ehrnst Aug 2019 #47
Employers today can choose the plan they want to offer. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #48
I will assume nothing before I see Biden's public option plan. ehrnst Aug 2019 #49
That's an issue of states choosing not to participate. thesquanderer Aug 2019 #55
That's the states not using substitute that's not the ACA uponit7771 Aug 2019 #60
I have no idea what that sentence means. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2019 #61
TheBrits and others enacted govt funded hlth care post WWII. We missed the boat Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #10
"If you want to cut your own personal health care costs, take better care of yourself" Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #17
Seems pretty obvious to me. BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #22
So those who make bad choices in your eyes should pay more? cynatnite Aug 2019 #24
No. BannonsLiver Aug 2019 #30
Got it. cynatnite Aug 2019 #34
In some countries with UHC, people are bumped down the list for ehrnst Aug 2019 #50
The operative word being "seems" Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #62
That's what my daughter told my grandson while she was pregnant... cynatnite Aug 2019 #20
Europe had a lot of wounded to take care of because of the war IronLionZion Aug 2019 #21
The ACA Mend it don't end it. nt UniteFightBack Aug 2019 #14
Calling these things "free" is snake oil. NT SouthernProgressive Aug 2019 #18
Pretending that government doesn't exists to help people kcr Aug 2019 #46
My usual post. Everyman Jackal Aug 2019 #19
There will be no private insurance option if the public option is open to "anyone who wants it" ehrnst Aug 2019 #38
I don't want a public option. Everyman Jackal Aug 2019 #42
+1, We already have a single payer system and a lot of VAs work pretty good from what I've heard... uponit7771 Aug 2019 #64
A VA type system for everyone is fine but not the same system. Everyman Jackal Aug 2019 #67
Nonsense premise, including the RW "free" smear that has no Hortensis Aug 2019 #23
+1000.(nt) ehrnst Aug 2019 #39
Medicare for America (the plan Beto O'Rourke endorses) Indygram Aug 2019 #33
Fighting over the details of their healthcare proposals won't help them beat Donald Trump Gothmog Aug 2019 #43
Nothing is free! Somebody has to pay. We need to make it vey clear that there will be no free wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #52
I loved the idea of single payer, but one concern bothers me. lark Aug 2019 #53
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. subterranean Aug 2019 #58
Despite the fact that I'm on Medicare, last year's out-of-pocket medical expenses totaled $9,000. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #59
Medicare Needs Fixing iwannaknow Aug 2019 #66
I do not see a public option being passed (let alone MFA) Celerity Aug 2019 #65
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