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athena

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26. Why are you making right-wing arguments?

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 09:38 AM

Sep 2019

Medicare for All is just a way to pay for health care. No one would be forced to change their doctor. Nothing would change, except there would be no paper work; no one would go bankrupt because of a medical emergency; everyone would be covered; and you would have a wider choice of doctors.

I, for one, want Medicare for All. I am being forced to hand over huge amounts of money every month just so my insurance company can increase its profits while limiting what it covers. I have excellent insurance, and I'm one unfortunate incident away from bankruptcy. How is that a "choice"?

Medicare for All does not take away choices. It's the current system we're under that does that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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U.S. Voters Back Medicare Expansion but Not Eliminating Private Insurance [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 OP

K&R highplainsdem Sep 2019 #1

The HIC has done its job bamboozling people. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #2

NO.. this is REALITY. Cha Sep 2019 #6

Yes the reality is that the propaganda Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #8

No this is people wanting to keep Cha Sep 2019 #9

You have exactly no choice in an employer based Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #11

Americans want Biden's health plan. Cha Sep 2019 #12

Not all Americans. athena Sep 2019 #59

Of course.. the majority. Cha Sep 2019 #72

Nobody is saying you HAVE to keep your private insurance. brooklynite Sep 2019 #49

People would have the public option or the employer option. Hortensis Sep 2019 #54

I disagree. athena Sep 2019 #63

Nice aspiring post, Athena. But even imagining that Hortensis Sep 2019 #64

You said that your expertise on M4A was based on living in Canada for awhile. ehrnst Sep 2019 #66

I should 'calm down'? Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #71

Actually, it's not "horseshit" if Americans believe that M4A would mean that a public plan ehrnst Sep 2019 #67

I had no choice in my employer based health insurance plan, ooky Sep 2019 #85

When I worked for corporations, I had platinum level Blue_true Sep 2019 #15

Or you could be working part time at whole foods Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #18

Biden's plan deals with part time workers. That would be part of the ACA expansion. Blue_true Sep 2019 #21

The ACA has made some real progress there, where nothing else had. ehrnst Sep 2019 #27

Politics is the art of the possible. EOM The Mouth Sep 2019 #37

Knowing the difference between impossible and possible makes one a much better lawmaker. ehrnst Sep 2019 #42

I don't see Senator Sanders effectively combatting the misinformation surrounding ehrnst Sep 2019 #24

The way I read it Republican and Democrats were polled. I didn't find a link in the article to get Autumn Sep 2019 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author ehrnst Sep 2019 #45

It's worked on a number of those on this thread. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Sep 2019 #3

Why are you making right-wing arguments? athena Sep 2019 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Sep 2019 #29

Your statement was patently false. Medicare for All does not take away choice. athena Sep 2019 #31

No, Bernie Sanders' plan does indeed take away more options than people think ehrnst Sep 2019 #46

You don't seem to understand what "Medicare for All" means. athena Sep 2019 #52

No, that's not in his bill, and no physician is required to treat you. ehrnst Sep 2019 #61

I know about single-payer health care because I have lived under such a system. athena Sep 2019 #62

So you're describing National Health in Canada, not M4A, as per Sanders. ehrnst Sep 2019 #65

Great post. Thanks for the useful info. oasis Oct 2019 #91

That is not true...those who get good insurance though work would no longer have it. Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #48

Don't you understand that there would be no "plan"? athena Sep 2019 #60

We have no idea what the health care in a government plan will be like...and no matter what people Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #68

Please do some reasearch into how Medicare for All will actually cover, and how it will work ehrnst Sep 2019 #69

Do you believe that Elizabeth Warren has studied Medicare for All? Uncle Joe Sep 2019 #77

I don't agree with her on that, but unlike other candidates, she has shown ehrnst Sep 2019 #81

Why are you insulting people? "right-wing arguments" ehrnst Sep 2019 #70

Ta-dah! NurseJackie Sep 2019 #4

Push polls always get the answer you want. GeorgeGist Sep 2019 #5

Two-thirds of registered voters support letting anyone buy into Medicare, similar to an idea that.. Cha Sep 2019 #7

It's not a "push poll" just because you don't like it's result. tritsofme Sep 2019 #14

We can't have two systems. Private insurance must go. Joe941 Sep 2019 #13

I can promise you that if elimination of private insurance is attempted by fiat, Blue_true Sep 2019 #17

Any candidate running on eliminating private insurance The Mouth Sep 2019 #19

I am afraid so. Elimination of private insurance by fiat like Bernie is proposing is a total Blue_true Sep 2019 #20

Most people don't really understand that his plan will eliminate private insurance ehrnst Sep 2019 #23

Employers that just send their employees into a public plan with nothing else should Blue_true Sep 2019 #73

The ACA has specific eligibility guidelines for employers to send their employees to the exchanges ehrnst Sep 2019 #82

You make many excellent points. But I believe that expanding the ACA income cap, Blue_true Sep 2019 #83

It took me many years and much sacrifice to get a Union job The Mouth Sep 2019 #35

Most people that like their health insurance would do the same as you. nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #74

Together with winning the White House in 2020 question everything Sep 2019 #32

NBC/WSJ poll shows Biden's healthcare stance (optional Medicare buy-in) much more popular Gothmog Sep 2019 #16

Yep. Medicare Buy In as an option. Let consumers decide. Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Sep 2019 #22

Why are you propagating right-wing talking points? athena Sep 2019 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Sep 2019 #30

+1 question everything Sep 2019 #33

I pointed out all the ways in which your post was wrong and misleading. athena Sep 2019 #38

Medicare for all...all would be on Medicare...not a plan they chose...by definition it takes away Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #50

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Differing opinions are fine The Mouth Sep 2019 #36

Medicare for All does not take away choice. athena Sep 2019 #39

It damned well is. The Mouth Sep 2019 #40

Do you understand what "Medicare for All" means? athena Sep 2019 #41

Yes, I did "choose" my health insurance. Very carefully. The Mouth Sep 2019 #43

A beautiful demonstration of the attitude that is turning the U.S. into a third-world country. athena Sep 2019 #47

Do you understand that unions gave up pay and other things for their good health care that Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #51

My health care plan? It's Canada's health care plan. It works well for them. athena Sep 2019 #56

Nope.. Working hard, sacrificing, and planning for something is 'elitist' and makes one selfish The Mouth Sep 2019 #58

Post removed Post removed Sep 2019 #55

Which is probably the reason why Warren has yet to release her health care bill question everything Sep 2019 #34

It is too late for that....the flip flop commercial write themselves if she changes her positions... Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #53

I'm fine with this Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2019 #44

No brainer ... MFA is like jumping off a cliff ... nt PhoenixDem Sep 2019 #75

That's soley because private insurance is a known. m4a is an unknown. Lib 4 Life Sep 2019 #76

I wish Warren would explain it better. Jakes Progress Sep 2019 #79

How long will Warren dodge on health care and taxes?? Gothmog Sep 2019 #80

Remember back when Warren supported Obama are? Gothmog Sep 2019 #84

Obamacare Has Made People Healthier Gothmog Oct 2019 #86

Mahalo, Goth! Cha Oct 2019 #87

Hey Cha Gothmog Oct 2019 #88

KICK! Cha Oct 2019 #89

Warren Has Said She Supports a Buy-In Option as a Transitional Pathway DrFunkenstein Oct 2019 #90

Will Medicare-for-all hurt the middle class? Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders struggle with quest Gothmog Oct 2019 #92

They were against the ACA too. Joe941 Oct 2019 #93

73% of people favor [the] public option that would keep private insurance in place Gothmog Oct 2019 #94

... Scurrilous Oct 2019 #95

Support for a public option has been increasing, and for Medicare-for-All has been decreasing Gothmog Oct 2019 #96

Why Elizabeth Warren won't talk about the cost of 'Medicare for All' Gothmog Oct 2019 #97