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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Opponents outshine Bernie Sanders in sixth presidential debate [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)27. Sorry, but facts do matter.
Yes, in Canada, for any given income bracket, taxes are higher than in the US, but those taxes include healthcare spending. And when healthcare spending is allocated per province, the cost per capita is 1/2 that of US spending. Part of that is controlling drug prices to prevent the price gouging that is endemic to the US system.
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"And I'm a white man" and his wagging hand while Biden was speaking lost it for him.
George II
Dec 2019
#13
I admit. It grates on me when Warren and Sanders pour their wrath on
question everything
Dec 2019
#40
Profit margin for "these for profit corporations" is between 3-5%, lower than most businesses...
George II
Dec 2019
#14
Those numbers are skewed because they don't take into account the overall tax impositions...
George II
Dec 2019
#24
And medical costs are still the #1 reason people cite in filing for bankruptcy.
guillaumeb
Dec 2019
#57
Agreed. Only Jennifer Rubin, WAPO's right wing columnist, is credible around here.
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2019
#9
Yeah, like I said, she's an embarrassed repig who should fix her own party
Hassin Bin Sober
Dec 2019
#36
Luntz's focus group is right on the money... so many people I know are comin over to Bernie.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2019
#32
So when has any focus group sponsored by Frank Luntz ever been considered credible?
TexasTowelie
Dec 2019
#8