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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:17 PM Original message |
The Nation: Obama vs. Clinton, Edwards and Paul Krugman |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. I Know A Guy Who Broke His Tibia |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's okay. Just wait a few days. Barrie will change his position to fall in line |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. What's Sad Is That A Lot Of DUers Were Bashing Krug Ad Hominem |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. And Edwards plan allows one to buy into a private plan or into medicare. |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Kucinich's plan is best, but Edwards' plan is clearly second best. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. In Theory Single Payer Is Best |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. That's the advantage of Edwards' plan. It doesn't offer immediate single payer, but if offers a path |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I'm Paying $678.00 A Month For Health Insurance... |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Best choice: You should get health care as a tax payer benefit. Second best: you must have coverage |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 04:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I Am A Pretty Free Market Oriented But (Not) When It Comes To The Basic Necessities Of Life |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. So we agree that Kucinich's plan is the only gold standard. How do we get it passed? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Medicare For All Is The Gold Standard |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Here's how we get there |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. You won't have to regulate it because more and more people will |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. delete |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Obama's plan allows buying into public or private as well |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I don't buy those arguments about mandates |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Maybe he just doesn't want to use the word "mandate"? |
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cuke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Interesting |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. Universal health insurance is NOT universal health care. |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. You're right, but Edwards has it significantly LESS wrong. As you point out "You cannot mandate that |
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Tejanocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. That makes sense. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 08:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I hadn't caught that part of the employer mandate was to help subsidize |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-02-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Amen! |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-01-07 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. WTH is John Nichols? He simply regurgitated Krugman's hit piece on Obama after a pat on the back.. |
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