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penguin7 (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:24 PM Original message |
Is Kucinich right on health care? |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes he is. |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Me too...n/t |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. me too....n/t |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm not sure. It sounds good on it's face, but there are a lot of |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 03:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Are you suggesting they would leave the country and practice somewhere |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. The very wealthy will buy private insurance even if there is single payer |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. The very wealthy can afford to pay cash. Why buy the extremely expensive |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 01:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
43. I've heard that in Britain they have a significant number of doctors that work outside of the NHS |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 03:43 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Britain doesn't have a single payer fee for service system. They have |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 01:26 AM Response to Reply #44 |
59. I'm aware of the difference between socialized medicine and Single Payer |
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divinecommands (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-09-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #33 |
60. Why not outlaw private insurance? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. If their only choice is Single-Payer patients |
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barack4prez (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Here's what scares me about |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Health Care MUST BE ENDED as an "employee benefit!" |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 08:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Employers are going to stop providing healthcare benefits anyway. |
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barack4prez (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Other than this |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Here's what it looks like. |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Lasher, there has been a recent announcement..... |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. And I'll bet your "choices" from Aetna will be high-deductible plans.....n/t |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. But of course. |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 01:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
42. Then maybe they would stop moving their plants to other countries |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 08:07 AM Response to Reply #42 |
48. This won't stop offshoring |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Kucinich is right on healthcare, right on Iraq, right on the defense budget, right on |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. Absolutely |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. Right on health care. Right on Iraq. Right on NAFTA |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. Right or not |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yeah, right |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That's not what I said |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Here's what you're overlooking |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 03:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Very true. If you don't ask for it you won't get it. The candidates who are |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Here's what you are overlooking: Kucinich will not get the Democratic nomination. |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Well, alrighty then. Enjoy corporate domination |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Whether you like it or not, it's called reality. |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. Here it doesn't matter who votes for who. The machines just take care of it. |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
49. Reality? Or self-fulfilling prophecy?? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Then why bother having primaries |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
51. Who chooses? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. "Making him President won't get his health care plan passed" |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. rather a pointless argument |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. If Kucinich could get elected President |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
50. Yes |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. He's totally right on that. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
16. Without a doubt (n/t) |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yes, absolutely |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. Along with General Clark, yes. |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Has Clark come out for single payer, actually endorsed it? Or has he just put it |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #38 |
55. He said that he wants the same model he has: via the US Army for everyone. |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. i think a Gore/Clark ticket would be very strong. We'd have a couple of |
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Progressive Friend (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
32. Agreed |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
34. He is right that single-payer is the best form of coverage, but coverage isn't the only problem |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
35. As the only non-corporate candidate, of course he is. If you like the ass-fucking you've been taking |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. I'm working for Kucinich and hoping for Gore, who also has endorsed single payer. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
54. He has said some good things, but until he actually enters the campaign, |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I agree with you. Kucinich is the more honest, direct, no bullshit between |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-07-07 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
41. any plan that doesn't address the high costs |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 04:49 AM Response to Original message |
45. Yes, and people should be supporting him for this and because |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
47. I believe he is. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
52. Of course. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
53. Yes, he is but so is Edwards. Kucinich wants to institute |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-08-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
56. Yes. |
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