2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBernie's answer regarding healthcare at the town hall says so much about him
Not sure if this is verbatim, but...
Sanders: I believe health care is a right of all people.
Baier: Excuse me, where did that right come from?
Sanders: Being a human being.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
pat_k
(9,313 posts)Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)why in the world anyone would think human beings have a right to decent healthcare.
Doesn't it.
madokie
(51,076 posts)some think some are more equal than others. On the other hand Bernie thinks we're all equal
Jackie Wilson Said
(4,176 posts)in defining the issues surrounding the race issue.
Which is ironic because of all the politicians in this country, I truly believe his heart and policies would be in the right place and would be better than anyone else.
But he has to do way better at explaining that and he is running out of time.
BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)I watch his speeches on a regular basis and have no idea what else he could be doing on race.
Nanjeanne
(4,960 posts)BernieforPres2016
(3,017 posts)I have asked conservatives who have an issue with a single payer healthcare system if they think we should allow people to die on the street if they don't have health insurance or enough money to pay. Nobody I've ever talked to has ever said yes to that. I say we have a form of universal healthcare, people without insurance just have to wait until they're extremely sick to go to emergency room and then we all pick up the tab. Now is that a smart way to deal with healthcare? Is it smart to have somebody go to the emergency room because they cut their blood pressure medication in half because they couldn't afford the prescription? So if we're going to ultimately cover everybody, why not do it in an intelligent way?
I also point out to people that no matter how well off you are, if you or somebody in your family draws the short straw with regard to a health issue and aren't adequately insured, it can wipe you out financially. Most people are well aware of that.
I think when you push on people a little bit, virtually everybody will acknowledge that our current healthcare system is a disaster and they are open to alternatives if they're presented in a common sense way.