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Agnosticsherbet

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7. Frist, you must elect a party that will have a mjority in the House and a 60 seat majority

Reply to TheNutcracker (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 4, 2015, 06:13 PM

Mar 2015

in the Senate who will actually pass single payer, and elect a President who would sign that bill.

We had a Democratic President and Democratic Congress between 2008 and 2010, and no one even attempted to pass a single payer system.

It would be both immoral and unethical to force millions to live without healthcare until some mythical Congress is elected that will pass such legislation.

The way to get single payer is to keep improving our existing system. It can evolve from the system we have, but it won't be quick.

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Antonin Scalia’s unintentional humor [View all] Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 OP

Maybe we are at the point where burning it all to the ground is needed. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1

So we we should force millions of Americans to loose health care? Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #2

Single Payer? TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #4

Frist, you must elect a party that will have a mjority in the House and a 60 seat majority Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #7

why is single payer such a hard thing to pass strawberries Mar 2015 #8

Because we did not have a majoirity in the House that would write such a bill. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #10

And the REASON... sendero Mar 2015 #16

No. The reason is that a majority of voting Democrats would not elect such a congress. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #18

And yet.. sendero Mar 2015 #22

Only something like 10 votes for it in the Senate. jeff47 Mar 2015 #11

This is an excellent explaintion of what happened. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #13

No, I meant IF they do gut ACA, then the response maybe needs to be serious. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #12

If they gut the ACA, then we need to elect a majorty of Democrats to the House and Senate. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #14

What do people do while we spend 2 or 4 or 6 or 8 years to get complete control NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #17

The majority party in the House and Senate set the legislative agenda. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #19

I of course vote, I was merely wondering what the poor and uninsured will do...guess they will NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #20

Well, I and my brother will find the money to help my sister. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #21

My step daughter is in dire straights, and her kids, so we help of course. The good news NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #23

Scalia's about as funny as pancreatic cancer. Scuba Mar 2015 #3

not funny, but funny strawberries Mar 2015 #9

If Congress just made illness illegal, this would be a Criminal Justice Issue. Sarcastica Mar 2015 #5

+1, this congress doesn't have to be... they weren't elected by the majority of citizens uponit7771 Mar 2015 #6

And that is my complaint with a majority of citizens. A 36.4% Congress sucks. nt Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #15