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Related: About this forumHere she is *Sane Progressive* on HRH's KKKRove-type attacks on Bernie's Single-Payer plan.
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Here she is *Sane Progressive* on HRH's KKKRove-type attacks on Bernie's Single-Payer plan. (Original Post)
in_cog_ni_to
Jan 2016
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HassleCat
(6,409 posts)1. Single payer is dangerous
To the insurance industry, once people find out how it saves them from being ripped off.
thereismore
(13,326 posts)2. Somebody answer me this: Back in 2008, why didn't Hillary get any traction with her universal health
care proposal against Barack? Was it because BO promised public option that would achieve the same thing? We know what happened to public option after that.
dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)4. IIRC it was about the mandate
to purchase insurance. HRC was proposing a mandatory plan, while Obama opposed making it mandatory. So really, since Obama went with the mandate once elected, no effective difference, as far as I know.
thereismore
(13,326 posts)6. Thank you now I remember. Obama really kind of screwed us in some ways. nt
sonofspy777
(360 posts)5. You got it!
Suddenly the "Public Option" was off the table.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)3. K&R.....
swilton
(5,069 posts)7. Great show - hope she continues!
It's nice to hear the truth, however painful, once in a while.