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Proud Liberal Dem

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3. Only that it is more politically palatable at the moment

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 05:51 PM

Sep 2017

That may change in the near future but if we lose ACA, it will significantly set the ultimate goal of SP/UHC significantly back IMHO. People are only just now- after 7 years of relentless smearing of ACA- embracing it and pushing back against its repeal and even as Republicans very nearly succeeded it dismantling large swaths of it recently.

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How would Obamacare be an improvement over a single-payer healthcare system? [View all] kentuck Sep 2017 OP

ACA makes insurance companies happy? TexasProgresive Sep 2017 #1

Yes, they are "subsidized"... kentuck Sep 2017 #8

It's tazkcmo Sep 2017 #2

Only that it is more politically palatable at the moment Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2017 #3

Well said and Agreed. Tweak ACA properly, and expand Medicare to 55. Business would buy in c-rational Sep 2017 #6

Sounds logical. kentuck Sep 2017 #9

For starters, it is signed law whereas single-payer healthcare is a project nt Xipe Totec Sep 2017 #4

pretty much dembotoz Sep 2017 #5

The ACA was never intended to be the final product FakeNoose Sep 2017 #7

That would make sense... kentuck Sep 2017 #11

Sure - all we have to do is convince the right wingers that it's in their best interest FakeNoose Sep 2017 #13

Private insurance doesn't have the massive fraud RB TexLa Sep 2017 #10

We would need better vigilance... kentuck Sep 2017 #12

There is far greater fraud in the private insurance markets. Exilednight Sep 2017 #15

Only one way, it's the best Congress would pass. So far, single payer here is just a pipe dream. Hoyt Sep 2017 #14

There is no "argument" for it. Single-payer ain't gonna happen, so ACA is the best we can do Azathoth Sep 2017 #16