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Politicub

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4. A public option is not in the exhange now. It can be.

Reply to TCJ70 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 11, 2019, 11:48 AM

Apr 2019

It will take an amendment to the ACA law. That's it.

I'm not going to keep typing the same thing: Yes, Medicare for All would have been fantastic in my situation. Woo hoo! Bring it on. Boo Hiss at the insurance industry. Lock it in stocks and lob rotten tomatoes and putrid bananas at it.

But MCA wasn't there, was it? The ACA was. It is there for many TODAY. It can be there for more people more quickly than MCA.

Fix the law. Use it to get to MCA if you want. But, don't freak people out with upending the entire system. That will not go anywhere.

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

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Why Sanders' Medicare for All approach is seen as a threat. A public option is a better way forward. [View all] Politicub Apr 2019 OP

Because he calls for the elimination of the Health Insurance Industry..... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2019 #1

I would submit that a greater proportion of medical bankruptcies happen with uninsured people Politicub Apr 2019 #3

It sounds like a M4A/single-player system would have helped you out... TCJ70 Apr 2019 #2

A public option is not in the exhange now. It can be. Politicub Apr 2019 #4

Sanders is not known for his ability to compromise and neither are Republicans marylandblue Apr 2019 #10

Then threaten with it. shanny Apr 2019 #5

Because when you threaten, you lose. It puts you in a spot of weakness for negotiation. Politicub Apr 2019 #7

So if I want something in politics, I should ask for that exact thing? shanny Apr 2019 #12

If you start with a non-starter, they laugh at you. marylandblue Apr 2019 #11

ah, reductio ad absurdum shanny Apr 2019 #13

Oh brother, it's called exagerated for effect and humor marylandblue Apr 2019 #14

1. Never say never. shanny Apr 2019 #16

If you are not telling me shit, what exactly are you telling me in your posts? marylandblue Apr 2019 #18

You must be fun at parties. Politicub Apr 2019 #15

I am, thanks...and you too! shanny Apr 2019 #17

You bring up an interesting point; area51 Apr 2019 #6

That site is all conjecture and no evidence Politicub Apr 2019 #8

Thank you. brer cat Apr 2019 #9