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MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 10:49 AM Jun 2017

Let's discriminate on healthcare, based on political viewpoints.

That's really the only fair thing to do. So:

If you voted for Democrats, you get the ACA coverage.

If you voted for Republicans, you get TrumpCare.

If you voted for Green Party candidates or withheld your vote because you just didn't like Hillary Clinton well enough, you will have to move to somewhere that has single payer, because you helped elect Donald Trump, despite hating his guts.

If you voted for really right wing or libertarian candidates, you don't have to buy any insurance. You've got yours, so I'm sure you've got it handled. We won't force you to have any healthcare at all.

If you didn't bother to vote because you don't care what happens in this country, then you can do as you please and take your chances.

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Let's discriminate on healthcare, based on political viewpoints. (Original Post) MineralMan Jun 2017 OP
Personally I'm believing that health care should just be left to the states. NobodyHere Jun 2017 #1
Yeah, no... MineralMan Jun 2017 #2
Exactly, it sort of defeats the notion of the UNITED States ! Healthcare coverage on a National OnDoutside Jun 2017 #4
If Trumpcare is voted through, that's what will pretty much happen. Blue States will move to OnDoutside Jun 2017 #3
Cynical or Sarcastic. MineralMan Jun 2017 #5
If the Red States were entirely made up with Rep voters, I'd join you in that. OnDoutside Jun 2017 #6
 

NobodyHere

(2,810 posts)
1. Personally I'm believing that health care should just be left to the states.
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 10:51 AM
Jun 2017

Let California try for single payer and see how it works out for them.

Red states can do what they want.

MineralMan

(146,262 posts)
2. Yeah, no...
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 10:52 AM
Jun 2017

See, not everyone can choose where they live, really. Some people are stuck where they are, regardless of their political views. There are good Democratic voters and liberals in every state, even the reddest of the red states.

So, letting the states handle healthcare isn't really all that good an idea, I think.

OnDoutside

(19,948 posts)
4. Exactly, it sort of defeats the notion of the UNITED States ! Healthcare coverage on a National
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 11:00 AM
Jun 2017

scale gives greater purchasing power to the consumer, and equality of coverage no matter what state you are in.

OnDoutside

(19,948 posts)
3. If Trumpcare is voted through, that's what will pretty much happen. Blue States will move to
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 10:54 AM
Jun 2017

cover their populations, Red States won't and people will die. The problem is what happens to Democratic voters in Red States or Rep run Purple States ? You can't just walk away from them.

If one was being cynical, you'd almost want that to happen but people should be bigger than that.

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