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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:39 PM Original message |
Could the upcoming public option actually be worse than doing nothing? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm afraid so. They keep talking about a strong public option, yet there |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. No. (nt) |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. No, it's not. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Where in the bill do you see the money coming from? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Don't guess. I'm pushing 50. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The problem is that elements in the gov't DO care about revenue neutrality for this one item. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Obama has talked about capping deductions at the 28% rate for high income taxpayers. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. So they're "considering" new taxes for the heavily subsidized ultra-wealthy. |
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kjackson227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
4. No. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oh, please. Nothing is what I have now because I'm uninsurable. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I'm uninsured as well--fall through the cracks because my life's savings |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. No. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Not if you've retired and can't afford a private plan. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. More DUers joining with republicans. Wonderful. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. How many Republicans do you know supporting single-payer? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. You're not supportins single-payer. You're supporting the status quo. n/t |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Read my diary. Where in my OP do you see something against single-payer? |
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