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Marcuse

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9. The insurance corporations will not go gently into the night.

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 04:21 PM

Jul 2019

The bookies fought government off track betting. The numbers bankers fought government lotteries. The insurance lobby is in a much better position to buy off the government.

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Think twice when you hear the words 'public option' health insurance [View all] BeckyDem Jul 2019 OP

Single payer is the ONLY WAY to go as it takes the wall street democratisphere Jul 2019 #1

All the candidates know what you said to be true. BeckyDem Jul 2019 #2

And it will never pass qazplm135 Jul 2019 #3

Sometimes choices become easier when the greedmongering healthcare system democratisphere Jul 2019 #4

Or ya know qazplm135 Jul 2019 #5

Forever can't kick the can down the road. democratisphere Jul 2019 #6

no one said anything about forever qazplm135 Jul 2019 #7

About half the US population is covered by employer-based health insurance Martin Eden Jul 2019 #8

The insurance corporations will not go gently into the night. Marcuse Jul 2019 #9