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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 09:48 AM Original message |
Any "reform" that LACKS a public option is a huge step BACKWARDS - & WORSE than doing NOTHING at... |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ben is too stupid to educate his constituents |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. Absolutely. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yes and an utter waste of time. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
4. The "perfect" is the enemy of the "good" |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Desperation is what people like Nelson will depend on |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Cosmik, that is undoubtedly true, but it doesn't change |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 11:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. No, I'm saying we need to address the worst problems first |
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enlightenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. All right, I accept that - I always have. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. The only point I addressed from the OP was the OP's contention |
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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. A Ben Nelson mandatory insurance scheme with no public option is "good"? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. That's not what I said, you just made that up. n/t |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
9. Agreed. Anything less and we're just throwing MORE money at the insurance industry. n/t |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'm guessing you have healthcare. |
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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 02:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Whether a plan which lacks a public option & which mandates insurance purchase can be a progressive |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. "we must evaluate whether a plan without a public option is, in fact, an improvement" |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. What would motivate us to purchase insurance, rather than the public option? |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. The plan Obama campaigned on provided for govt subsidy of ins. coverage... |
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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-04-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You are correct...... |
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