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March 25, 2010 at 3:39 PM #532127March 25, 2010 at 4:30 PM #531206
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I think this bill is a backdoor to socialized medicine and I’m looking forward to it. The Republicans got totally outfoxed on this bill. They used to be great at politics, but now they are all-amateur-hour-all-the-time.[/quote]It’s a backdoor to socialized medicine only if you change the definition of socialized medicine. Which is exactly what the Republicans in congress (and elsewhere) have been trying to do since this discussion began. It will probably lead to broader coverage. It may decrease the rate of premium increases. It may be a stepping stone towards a public option to compete with for-profit insurance companies. It may even be a stepping stone towards single-payer.
None of those things are characteristics of socialized medicine.
March 25, 2010 at 4:30 PM #531334SK in CV
Participant[quote=IForget]
I think this bill is a backdoor to socialized medicine and I’m looking forward to it. The Republicans got totally outfoxed on this bill. They used to be great at politics, but now they are all-amateur-hour-all-the-time.[/quote]It’s a backdoor to socialized medicine only if you change the definition of socialized medicine. Which is exactly what the Republicans in congress (and elsewhere) have been trying to do since this discussion began. It will probably lead to broader coverage. It may decrease the rate of premium increases. It may be a stepping stone towards a public option to compete with for-profit insurance companies. It may even be a stepping stone towards single-payer.
None of those things are characteristics of socialized medicine.
March 25, 2010 at 4:30 PM #531785SK in CV
Participant[quote=IForget]
I think this bill is a backdoor to socialized medicine and I’m looking forward to it. The Republicans got totally outfoxed on this bill. They used to be great at politics, but now they are all-amateur-hour-all-the-time.[/quote]It’s a backdoor to socialized medicine only if you change the definition of socialized medicine. Which is exactly what the Republicans in congress (and elsewhere) have been trying to do since this discussion began. It will probably lead to broader coverage. It may decrease the rate of premium increases. It may be a stepping stone towards a public option to compete with for-profit insurance companies. It may even be a stepping stone towards single-payer.
None of those things are characteristics of socialized medicine.
March 25, 2010 at 4:30 PM #531883SK in CV
Participant[quote=IForget]
I think this bill is a backdoor to socialized medicine and I’m looking forward to it. The Republicans got totally outfoxed on this bill. They used to be great at politics, but now they are all-amateur-hour-all-the-time.[/quote]It’s a backdoor to socialized medicine only if you change the definition of socialized medicine. Which is exactly what the Republicans in congress (and elsewhere) have been trying to do since this discussion began. It will probably lead to broader coverage. It may decrease the rate of premium increases. It may be a stepping stone towards a public option to compete with for-profit insurance companies. It may even be a stepping stone towards single-payer.
None of those things are characteristics of socialized medicine.
March 25, 2010 at 4:30 PM #532142SK in CV
Participant[quote=IForget]
I think this bill is a backdoor to socialized medicine and I’m looking forward to it. The Republicans got totally outfoxed on this bill. They used to be great at politics, but now they are all-amateur-hour-all-the-time.[/quote]It’s a backdoor to socialized medicine only if you change the definition of socialized medicine. Which is exactly what the Republicans in congress (and elsewhere) have been trying to do since this discussion began. It will probably lead to broader coverage. It may decrease the rate of premium increases. It may be a stepping stone towards a public option to compete with for-profit insurance companies. It may even be a stepping stone towards single-payer.
None of those things are characteristics of socialized medicine.
March 25, 2010 at 4:34 PM #531216jeeman
ParticipantAnd America was outfoxed by the Democrats. Look at the results of socialized medicine in other countries. Their rich people come here for medical care, because we are the most innovative. Our innovation will decline very quickly now.
Interesting that Bernie Sanders didn’t mention the one big bullet point:
*You must get Health Insurance by 2014, or you will pay a fine. If you do not pay the fine, we can prosecute you.
March 25, 2010 at 4:34 PM #531344jeeman
ParticipantAnd America was outfoxed by the Democrats. Look at the results of socialized medicine in other countries. Their rich people come here for medical care, because we are the most innovative. Our innovation will decline very quickly now.
Interesting that Bernie Sanders didn’t mention the one big bullet point:
*You must get Health Insurance by 2014, or you will pay a fine. If you do not pay the fine, we can prosecute you.
March 25, 2010 at 4:34 PM #531795jeeman
ParticipantAnd America was outfoxed by the Democrats. Look at the results of socialized medicine in other countries. Their rich people come here for medical care, because we are the most innovative. Our innovation will decline very quickly now.
Interesting that Bernie Sanders didn’t mention the one big bullet point:
*You must get Health Insurance by 2014, or you will pay a fine. If you do not pay the fine, we can prosecute you.
March 25, 2010 at 4:34 PM #531893jeeman
ParticipantAnd America was outfoxed by the Democrats. Look at the results of socialized medicine in other countries. Their rich people come here for medical care, because we are the most innovative. Our innovation will decline very quickly now.
Interesting that Bernie Sanders didn’t mention the one big bullet point:
*You must get Health Insurance by 2014, or you will pay a fine. If you do not pay the fine, we can prosecute you.
March 25, 2010 at 4:34 PM #532152jeeman
ParticipantAnd America was outfoxed by the Democrats. Look at the results of socialized medicine in other countries. Their rich people come here for medical care, because we are the most innovative. Our innovation will decline very quickly now.
Interesting that Bernie Sanders didn’t mention the one big bullet point:
*You must get Health Insurance by 2014, or you will pay a fine. If you do not pay the fine, we can prosecute you.
March 25, 2010 at 4:52 PM #531226Arraya
ParticipantAnd suddenly the advancement of the whole human race stopped. People stopped innovating, creating and thinking. Perpetual sadness took over the entire scientific community and rich people from other countries had no place to go.
March 25, 2010 at 4:52 PM #531354Arraya
ParticipantAnd suddenly the advancement of the whole human race stopped. People stopped innovating, creating and thinking. Perpetual sadness took over the entire scientific community and rich people from other countries had no place to go.
March 25, 2010 at 4:52 PM #531805Arraya
ParticipantAnd suddenly the advancement of the whole human race stopped. People stopped innovating, creating and thinking. Perpetual sadness took over the entire scientific community and rich people from other countries had no place to go.
March 25, 2010 at 4:52 PM #531903Arraya
ParticipantAnd suddenly the advancement of the whole human race stopped. People stopped innovating, creating and thinking. Perpetual sadness took over the entire scientific community and rich people from other countries had no place to go.
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