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In reply to the discussion: Elimination of ‘Public Option’ Threw Consumers to the Insurance Wolves [View all]Gman
(24,780 posts)14. Horse manure
Lieberman was a great friend of organized labor. A great friend. That's why I know he's a great guy.
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Elimination of ‘Public Option’ Threw Consumers to the Insurance Wolves [View all]
RiverLover
Feb 2015
OP
Yes, we have to pay. Insurance companies sustain no losses in real life situations like the free
DhhD
Feb 2015
#69
How corporate Democrates colluded with Republicans to trash the public option:
woo me with science
Feb 2015
#95
I think that may be one of the reasons why it works for so many of us here in MN. We had already
jwirr
Feb 2015
#4
and then they wagged their fingers and told us that supporting third parties was what got
MisterP
Feb 2015
#28
I remember the standing ovation and the Committee Chairs he received from the Party
sabrina 1
Feb 2015
#79
because organized labor is doing so well because of that history; it's dead, jim
ND-Dem
Feb 2015
#50
If he were a friend of labor, he would not have stood in the way of a public option.
merrily
Feb 2015
#77
Even with the single payer option, it was never healthcare reform, just health insurance reform.
Amimnoch
Feb 2015
#15
"Anything else is double-dipping the middle class and a free handout to the insurance industry."
Amimnoch
Feb 2015
#96
What happened is the growing influence of Citizens United and a massive voter suppression effort.
Enthusiast
Feb 2015
#57
Lieberman was never going to let a public option through the Senate. That slimebag even
geek tragedy
Feb 2015
#27
If they know the Dems are going to coopt their ideas out of fear, then they will keep pushing their
cui bono
Feb 2015
#48
The ACA could be more accurately described as the Single Payer Prevention Act.
Enthusiast
Feb 2015
#58
Why, of course it did! And the Public Option would've been sabotaged anyhow
RufusTFirefly
Feb 2015
#38
A health care plan that include a robust Public Option had no need for a private insurance industry.
Enthusiast
Feb 2015
#51
19 million covered, according to Mother Jones. You think they should walk away from the ACA?
Hekate
Feb 2015
#88
Wasn't the public option the compromise with those of us who want single payer?
hootinholler
Feb 2015
#97