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betsuni

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3. "They shouldn't be allowed to skate by on ad hominem attacks (That's a Republican talking point!)

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Sep 19, 2019, 06:52 PM

Sep 2019

or non sequiturs (Let me tall you how great Medicare-for-all is!) or platitudes (We're going to fight!).

So true. I see "That's a Republican talking point!" and things about fighting all the time. It's a Logical Fallacies Fest every day.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Buttigieg tells Medicare-for-all proponents to show their cards [View all] Gothmog Sep 2019 OP

That's exactly what I've been saying - all those cost savings are pie-in-the-sky estimates.... George II Sep 2019 #1

Societal savings are not tax revenues and cannot be used to pay for these programs Gothmog Sep 2019 #2

"They shouldn't be allowed to skate by on ad hominem attacks (That's a Republican talking point!) betsuni Sep 2019 #3

In the long run Medicare for all is the least expensive option ... GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #4