2016 Postmortem

DVRacer

(707 posts) Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:19 PM Jan 2016

From the mind of my 17 year old son!

Why is it I have a right to an attorney and if I can't afford it one will be appointed to me, but they don't do the same with a doctor? - Matt

He is drumming up his high school friends that can to vote Bernie

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From the mind of my 17 year old son! (Original Post) DVRacer Jan 2016 OP

So true. Thank him for us. azmom Jan 2016 #1

tell your son I love him roguevalley Jan 2016 #2

Smart kid. n/t StrictlyRockers Jan 2016 #3

6th amendment DesMoinesDem Jan 2016 #4

You're doing it right. Your Son is evidence. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2016 #5

Excellent! SoapBox Jan 2016 #6

In 1992 Bill Clinton said that on the campaign trail all the time. (eom) StevieM Jan 2016 #7

I was 15 during that election DVRacer Jan 2016 #10

Clinton would often say "If a criminal has the right to a lawyer, a sick person has the right StevieM Jan 2016 #12

Because the private for profit insurance corporations have to make a killing. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #8

Smart! :D nt retrowire Jan 2016 #9

Question everything.... MrMickeysMom Jan 2016 #11

Single payer doesn't appoint a doctor, it let's you choose your doctor Cheese Sandwich Jan 2016 #13

Brilliant! Pharaoh Jan 2016 #14

Good son..Bravo rusty quoin Jan 2016 #15

Good question. The practice of medicine in 1776 wasn't what it is today. That may be the reason. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #16

Outstanding! Someone brought up that kid to think! merrily Jan 2016 #17

azmom

(5,208 posts)

1. So true. Thank him for us.

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Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:23 PM

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roguevalley

(40,656 posts)

2. tell your son I love him

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Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:42 PM

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StrictlyRockers

(3,855 posts)

3. Smart kid. n/t

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Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:55 PM

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yup

DesMoinesDem

(1,569 posts)

4. 6th amendment

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Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:55 PM

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cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)

5. You're doing it right. Your Son is evidence.

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Mon Jan 25, 2016, 11:56 PM

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SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

6. Excellent!

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:04 AM

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StevieM

(10,500 posts)

7. In 1992 Bill Clinton said that on the campaign trail all the time. (eom)

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:06 AM

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DVRacer

(707 posts)

10. I was 15 during that election

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:10 AM

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I don't remember ever hearing that way before

StevieM

(10,500 posts)

12. Clinton would often say "If a criminal has the right to a lawyer, a sick person has the right

Reply to DVRacer (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:16 AM

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to a doctor." Or something to that effect. He said it over and over again. It was part of his standard stump speech.

Uncle Joe

(58,296 posts)

8. Because the private for profit insurance corporations have to make a killing.

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:08 AM

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Also if we had a Medicare for all Americans, Big Pharma wouldn't be able to jack up their prices as high on prescription drugs.

Thanks for the thread, DVRacer.

retrowire

(10,345 posts)

9. Smart! :D nt

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:09 AM

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MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

11. Question everything....

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:12 AM

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Atta boy...

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

13. Single payer doesn't appoint a doctor, it let's you choose your doctor

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:17 AM

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without having a private insurance company restrict your choices.

Pharaoh

(8,209 posts)

14. Brilliant!

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:36 AM

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How kids see the obvious!

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)

15. Good son..Bravo

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 01:42 AM

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JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

16. Good question. The practice of medicine in 1776 wasn't what it is today. That may be the reason.

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 02:03 AM

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merrily

(45,251 posts)

17. Outstanding! Someone brought up that kid to think!

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Tue Jan 26, 2016, 02:10 AM

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I guess the AMA is more powerful and possibly less pro bono oriented than the ABA.

As a kid, I heard stories of paying a doctor by feeding him when he made a house call. Those are two things that no longer happen.

I'd trust a doctor who takes a chicken dinner as payment to make my best interests his or her priority a lot more than one who went into the field because it paid well and had Wednesdays off for golf. (Don't get me wrong: I love doctors in general.)

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