Reply #65: Sorry, but even on DU, Medicare for All was rarely discussed until close to the end of the

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health care campaign. There's a reason that "death taxes" and "death panels" and the latest conservative creation designed specifically to to divide Democrats, "the Catfood Commission", resonate and give people something to focus on.

"Single Payer" seemed to have many meanings to those who insisted that it was the only way and that Obama was the ultimate evil for taking it off the table. It sometimes seemed like there were as many versions of single payer out there as people pushing it. Because for some on DU, it meant "British socialize health system" which I think is quite different from "Medicare for All". I think that would be "Veterans Administration for All".

"But then centrist dont listen to Thom". Wow, thanks for backing up my point.

On one show, one commentator mentioned Medicare for All, and those of us who didn't listen to that commentator...well, I guess we all fall into some category that shouldn't count.