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In reply to the discussion: Public Option is better than Medicare for all [View all]wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)23. I remember when the public option was too radical
Now it's apparently the moderate position.
I say cut to the chase, stop this bullshit incrementalism, and put in a common sense coverage system. All you are doing is proving that those who oppose M4A are those who have medicare or better.
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Absolutely. Medicare is for those 65 and older, and some special cases, where the majority of
still_one
Jul 2019
#3
So are you saying you agree with having a public option, so people can choose
Reece2076
Jul 2019
#25
Why not let everyone decide for themselves instead of telling them what's best for them?
Reece2076
Jul 2019
#26
And we have a much better chance of adding a public option to the ACA than we have of getting
highplainsdem
Jul 2019
#8
Also-- any employer who wants to insure workers can use the public option Medicare
dawg day
Jul 2019
#9
The one thing I'm not hearing about Public Option is how poorer people buy into it.
Hoyt
Jul 2019
#14
I like Medicare for America, the plan Beto supports. Here is the actual text...
Indygram
Jul 2019
#17
Why does the OP prefer to pay private insurance companies over paying less to our government?
Goodheart
Jul 2019
#18