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In reply to the discussion: 'We Should Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit First.' Bill Clinton Wades Into the Health Care Debate [View all]LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)83. No, not "accept it"; accomplish what you can while working for better. It's the mature approach.
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Otto Lidenbrock
Nov 2019
OP
Actually, the vast majority of those countries with Universal Health Care do not have single payer,
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#2
Good post. Canada actually allowed some provinces to opt out of national healthcare.
Blue_true
Nov 2019
#42
With or without the consistent level of GOP obstructionism as experienced in the US?
LanternWaste
Nov 2019
#3
He's speaking about the route to get there, not the final destination. And....
George II
Nov 2019
#5
It's irrelevant if it can't pass. The ACA took a massive effort to get through.
themaguffin
Nov 2019
#20
It's irrelevant if it can't pass. The ACA took a massive effort to get through.
themaguffin
Nov 2019
#21
Warren's latest health plan is causing concerns for some centrist, moderate and rural Democrats
Gothmog
Nov 2019
#105
I'm hoping that she'll listen to the experts and modify her plan with their data. (nt)
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#108
Running on M4A and losing would only help the fascists. Winning isn't everything it is the only
Demsrule86
Nov 2019
#9
So supporting anything other than M4A in two years time equals "appeasing fascists?"
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#14
Obamacare is really just a Heritage Foundation plan warmed over & rebranded.
BuffaloJackalope
Nov 2019
#25
So you're going to avoid answering the question, and persist in the false dillema fallacy.
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#26
Yep. That's a straw man someone else set up and attacked that I had no reason to "defend."
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#69
I pointed out that you attacked a straw man. I just didn't bother to defend it for you.
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#68
If "Obamacare" is really just a Heritage Foundation plan, why would "the fascists"
betsuni
Nov 2019
#65
No, Russian interference & the Left believing RW bullshit about HRC got us Trump.
BuffaloJackalope
Nov 2019
#59
Oh, right. 50 different systems w/corps sponsoring a race to the bottom.
BuffaloJackalope
Nov 2019
#64
And it opens the door to the real destruction of healthcare in this country.
BuffaloJackalope
Nov 2019
#97
Sorry, but maybe when people suffer because of the facists that get elected, they will prevent
Blue_true
Nov 2019
#102
Ins. across state lines would make things worse, because state regulations keep abuse in check.
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#74
I disagree. State regulators are adding to the problem now, particularly in red states and
Blue_true
Nov 2019
#95
The PARADIGM! Now there's a specific, clear description of what's you think is wrong...
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#71
Do you deny that Bill Clinton has deliberately kept out of the limelight ?
Fiendish Thingy
Nov 2019
#17
Yeah, if there's anything that Bill Clinton is known for is being wimpy on health care initiatives.
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#19
Yes, bashing Obama seems to be a sport designed to show just how "progressive" one is.
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#72
I guess it didn't take "bold new leadership" to both balance the budget and eliminate the deficit?
George II
Nov 2019
#33
I think your post is insulting, uncalled for in terms of the debate, and clearly breaks ,
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#34
Who said anything about doing nothing? Talk about we should set our sights on low hanging fruit
KPN
Nov 2019
#79
It's not a concession; it's a good strategy to accomplish meaningful change right away as we work
LongtimeAZDem
Nov 2019
#81
No, not "accept it"; accomplish what you can while working for better. It's the mature approach.
LongtimeAZDem
Nov 2019
#83
That's not what low-hanging fruit means. I have an apple tree & and a bum knee. The high fruit ....
Hekate
Nov 2019
#90
We don't need to be inspired; we need to actually accomplish things that matter.
LongtimeAZDem
Nov 2019
#77