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steven johnson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:01 PM Original message |
Democrats Agree on a Health Plan; Now Comes the Hard Part |
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aquamarina (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sounds like a train wreck waiting to happen. |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. I don't for a second think the focus is on health insurance alone |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. You know what's sort of disturbing? |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It's a telling reminder: corporate America owns our government |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. cluster fuck of special interests.... |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. Better than nothing, I guess. |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. Fuck these people, they need to live in real life |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. The plan outlined has the same plank's as Hillary's plan. |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:14 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Hillary's, Obama's , same thing, |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. Why should I as an employer be forced to provide health insurance? |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Why |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Bull, How does that make American business competetive? |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. What burden will the government bear? |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Hear, hear! |
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RantinRavin (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 07:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. One slight flaw in your logic |
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wartrace (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. AKA- We will all pay for it one way or the other. n/t |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. That is correct |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 08:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
42. Here is the flaw in your reasoning |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
38. "given your competitors also have to pay the same costs?" |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. Why should you as an employer not be forced to do whatever the government says? |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. Fucking imbeciles. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Medicare is a federal go'vt run insurance that has not driven privates out of business |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 07:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Oh really |
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DamnYank (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. Single payer |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. You must have missed the part that said |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. i'll reserve judgement(and hope) until i see what the 'public health plan' looks like... |
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quidam56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. We need a cure for health care in America |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. Insurance companies are pure fucking evil....Terrorist to say the least. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 06:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
41. Hear, Hear! Couldn't agree more! |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. So, in the midst of a major recession |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. Look, it is simple ... |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
20. My son was recently rejected for state health insurance. |
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bob4460 (173 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. When you don't have a job or money |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. "I can envision a day when you will have to show proof of insurance at the job interview". |
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diamidue (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. Just rearranging the deck chairs.. |
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pmorlan1 (763 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
25. YES! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. The best and CHEAPEST way to go is Single Payer . . . |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
30. Simply remove age restrictions from Medicare and we're there . . . |
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dpbrown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. Universal, Single-Payer Healthcare for all |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Thumbs-UP |
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dmosh42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #34 |
44. We all agree on that, but..... |
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SwiperFox (55 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-01-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
37. ... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-02-09 05:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
43. This thread is all over the place |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-03-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
45. a mandate to buy private insurance is just about the worst option unless it has price controls |
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