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kysrsoze

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9. A lot of people have forgotten Max Baucus torpedoed the public option, and we had a supermajority

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 12:28 PM

Mar 2020

in the Senate, and barely squeaked the ACA by. The public option is much, much more attainable than M4A (via the finance-related no fillibuster vote), and if it's successfully implemented, will eventually have the same net effect of everyone moving over to it and private insurance companies being relegated to optional/"Cadillac"-type coverage.

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

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There is never going to be a Medicare 4 All bill passed by Congress, Sanders. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP

He's sounding every bit the narcissist. stopbush Mar 2020 #1

Often when someone is losing, PatSeg Mar 2020 #3

There will never be gay marriage ... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #2

He will never beat Biden. squirecam Mar 2020 #4

already did ... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #7

These sorts of things don't cost trillions of dollars, or affect the wealthy. sop Mar 2020 #5

The wealthy ... DaDeacon Mar 2020 #8

"Never be deceived that the rich will allow you to vote away their wealth." - Lucy Parsons sop Mar 2020 #11

She was correct DaDeacon Mar 2020 #12

This debate has been ongoing since the US was founded. sop Mar 2020 #14

Lame comparison Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #10

That may be, but a lot of us were surprised when Obama pushed through the ACA/Obamacare abqtommy Mar 2020 #6

A lot of people have forgotten Max Baucus torpedoed the public option, and we had a supermajority kysrsoze Mar 2020 #9

Max Baucus needed something ALL the Democratic Senators would vote for karynnj Mar 2020 #13