Democratic Primaries

MoonlitKnight

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43. The problem with that is it does not cover a lot of people until they already have advanced illnesse

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #39)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 03:13 PM

Feb 2020

It’s reactive rather than proactive.

Lots of people still die under that plan.

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

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With all due respect to Jon Oliver who dedicated his whole show to Medicare for All [View all] question everything Feb 2020 OP

Hoo boy, that OP is dripping with RW talking points. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #1

Well, you see, it's just too hard, and it sounds scary, so let's go back to sleep. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #3

Why so defensive? awesomerwb1 Feb 2020 #27

So most every other country in the World can have healthcare for all, except US womanofthehills Feb 2020 #64

Those talking points are deeply ingrained MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #28

As a cancer survivor I am alive today thanks to my health insurance and the pharmaceutical companies question everything Feb 2020 #38

And the poor people who died taking the drug trials for the pharmaceutical companies MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #40

Unless you can prove it you should go to the fiction section question everything Feb 2020 #42

I lived it MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #44

Happily, since we are not innovating in this space, we can look around the world and find a template AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #2

And in many of these systems many can choose private plans question everything Feb 2020 #4

Yep, we can't have single payer healthcare because people of color live here. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #5

I am not seeing a material reason why 'we just cannot'. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #6

And there you have it. Sanders does want to do away with supplemental plans question everything Feb 2020 #10

That's neat, we have a president, not a king. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #12

Sanders isn't the only one advocating a plan MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #30

No he doesn't. HerbChestnut Feb 2020 #37

Maybe, just maybe Sanders thinks healthcare is a human right womanofthehills Feb 2020 #65

I agree, but that doesn not mean we can't adapt an existing system to our needs. CTyankee Feb 2020 #7

Actually, that kind of thing Bettie Feb 2020 #24

So do you also like the way they PAY for it? oldsoftie Feb 2020 #22

I do. Cost and ROI are critical considerations. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #25

The pass it along to the candidates. And i appreciate your answer oldsoftie Feb 2020 #29

It's difficult to calculate how much, ultimately they will save but it's always been considerable. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #34

I agree. But we've got to be honest about how to pay & its going to require EVERYONE. nt oldsoftie Feb 2020 #47

The Public Option is a compromise course. Frasier Balzov Feb 2020 #8

Agree. And this is what the other candidates should emphasize question everything Feb 2020 #18

It's not a bridge MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #31

Medicaid already bears the adverse risk pool burden. Frasier Balzov Feb 2020 #39

The problem with that is it does not cover a lot of people until they already have advanced illnesse MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #43

Why should care be deferred? Frasier Balzov Feb 2020 #45

If its an option then can't people opt to get into the Public Option? Why would it be defered until uponit7771 Feb 2020 #56

John Oliver thinks Jeremy Corbyn style socialism can win in the U.S. CalFione Feb 2020 #9

Welcome to DU, CalFrione question everything Feb 2020 #13

Meanwhile, last week, the socialist won Ireland. floppyboo Feb 2020 #16

Oh, good. When all else fail, bring the "Zionists" into the picture question everything Feb 2020 #17

There it is, everyone, its the JEWS! When all else fails........... oldsoftie Feb 2020 #23

Oh come one. It was widely reported. Not a theory. Just the facts. floppyboo Feb 2020 #32

Regular people will vote against someone who goes along with anti-Jewish nonsense. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #48

And informed people know that anti-Jewish has eff all to do with anti-Zionism floppyboo Feb 2020 #49

The same UN who puts countries like Sudan on the human rights council. HA. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #50

That's ridiculous. Mosby Feb 2020 #71

Ah, blaming the Jews. How very progressive of you. Jeremy Corbyn is POS. Thank God he lost. grossproffit Feb 2020 #59

Ireland Newly elected Sinn Fein parliamentarian apologizes for antisemitic Tweets grossproffit Feb 2020 #70

That's a ridiculous post. Codeine Feb 2020 #11

Revolutions that led to universal health care - Winnipeg General Strike floppyboo Feb 2020 #14

LOL. "Communist countries" like Canada? Really? DanTex Feb 2020 #15

He asks "is that what we want" No, that's what you obviously want. YOHABLO Feb 2020 #19

Most M4A opponents seem to be on Medicare IronLionZion Feb 2020 #20

Or they apparently have fabulous employer Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #35

Sounds pretty fabulous for them IronLionZion Feb 2020 #46

We have three systems currently we can invest in to improve. We know they do work, but can emmaverybo Feb 2020 #21

Just to have Republicans change it again MoonlitKnight Feb 2020 #33

That's possible. Mainly, for now, a bit of flexibility on keeping private insurance will help emmaverybo Feb 2020 #51

Many are being sacrificed RIGHT NOW to sustain the current system Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #26

We can't afford to keep the system we have. Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #36

We are not getting M4A-AOC acknowledged it...there is not enough support in Congress...a public Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #41

Didn't someone tell him its been conceded that M4A doesn't have the votes and is now aspirational? Scurrilous Feb 2020 #52

"And... has anyone heard about how social programs take the major part of the budget? " choie Feb 2020 #53

i submit that hardly anyone likes their insurance when they have to use it. We've been engineered Kurt V. Feb 2020 #54

As I posted above, as a cancer survivor I am alive thanks to some expensive treatments question everything Feb 2020 #55

I'm a cancer survivor also. Kurt V. Feb 2020 #58

I was not impressed with Oliver's treatment of this issue Gothmog Feb 2020 #57

"You cannot have anything one size fits all" kcr Feb 2020 #60

I thought the same thing. All my docs are "in network"... Beartracks Feb 2020 #61

In the unlikedly event that Sanders win, you can kiss your doctors goodbye question everything Feb 2020 #63

They're already doing that. kcr Feb 2020 #69

Special education. Public defender question everything Feb 2020 #62

Special education? Public defender? Those prove my point. Not yours. kcr Feb 2020 #68

social security persists Tweedy Feb 2020 #66

There are problems with Medicare For All that does not get discussed at all... cynatnite Feb 2020 #67