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lettucebe

(2,336 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:59 PM Mar 2020

Bernie has signaled his intention to support Biden

by telling him in advance the questions he wants answered at the debate. He wants his followers to be reassured Biden will at least work on "some" of his policies. Why Biden won't just say that obviously the US would be better off with a Universal Health Care system, and that obviously that won't happen overnight but we will work towards it. If he'd say anything along those lines it would go a long way

I know he's still "old-school" and will probably never agree that health insurance as it exists needs to go but he needs to understand there is a fundamental problem with health insurance. Mine is $12,000/yr in premiums (for myself), and then a nearly $3000 deductible. Meaning, if I don't even see a doctor I still have to pay $12,000 but what am I getting for that? Nothing, nothing at all. It's catastrophic insurance at this point.

Last year I did have an event that put me in intensive care for a week, so I ended up with my deductible and max out-of-pocket being paid by May. The shock the first time I filled a prescription and was told "no cost" I was floored. Took me awhile to figure out why.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Bernie has signaled his intention to support Biden (Original Post) lettucebe Mar 2020 OP
Well argued. guillaumeb Mar 2020 #1
Bernie is not in a position to demand that Joe address his agenda. Bernie lost. Squinch Mar 2020 #2
Absolutely! Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #5
+10000 EXACTLY!! Time.To. pivot. And. Unify. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #11
one can wish this is so... nt msongs Mar 2020 #3
Maybe they could have a joint press conference Buckeyeblue Mar 2020 #4
Once we get Biden in office and a Senate majority for Sanders. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #6
Bernie should endorse Joe during the debate. IluvPitties Mar 2020 #7
Fuck that. Sanders is not the moderator. He answers questions period. No debate is what I Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #8
A public option under Obamacare NYMinute Mar 2020 #9
he lined up a series of softballs that Joe can hit out of the park fishwax Mar 2020 #10
 

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. Well argued.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:01 PM
Mar 2020

The US healthcare system is ranked 37th for a reason.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Squinch

(50,774 posts)
2. Bernie is not in a position to demand that Joe address his agenda. Bernie lost.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:03 PM
Mar 2020

What Bernie wants is not at issue any more.

We are facing the end of our Democracy. We don't have time to assuage egos and dither over participation trophies. We need to move on

And you have a lot more likelihood of getting some health care cost relief under Biden than under BS, who has never actually done anything to reduce healthcare costs in any of his 50 years in public office.

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

Thekaspervote

(32,606 posts)
5. Absolutely!
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:33 PM
Mar 2020

HRC bent over backwards to bring sanders platform into the mix.. anyone need any reminding how that turned Out?!

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Vivienne235729

(3,373 posts)
11. +10000 EXACTLY!! Time.To. pivot. And. Unify.
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:44 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

msongs

(67,199 posts)
3. one can wish this is so... nt
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:04 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Buckeyeblue

(5,491 posts)
4. Maybe they could have a joint press conference
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:27 PM
Mar 2020

Sanders announces that he is suspending his campaign. He says in any other presidential primary he'd run it out to the end. But it's not like any other year. We have to get rid of Trump. The Corona Virus response was the last straw. The country is in danger. Joe agrees to use Bernie as a special advisor. Bernie agrees to rally his base around Joe.

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

DinahMoeHum

(21,737 posts)
6. Once we get Biden in office and a Senate majority for Sanders. . .
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:58 PM
Mar 2020

. . .Sanders can then rant all he wants about what he wants; he'd have a better shot at having some of his ideas considered.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)
7. Bernie should endorse Joe during the debate.
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 08:59 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
8. Fuck that. Sanders is not the moderator. He answers questions period. No debate is what I
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:11 PM
Mar 2020

think would be best. Sanders lost period.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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Joe Biden
 

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)
9. A public option under Obamacare
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:21 PM
Mar 2020

and reinstituting individual mandates will fix that.

I don't know your age but between 45 and 65 (medicare age), it actually costs a lot more to insure people because that population has serious health issues. The antidote has been to have a lot of younger people insured to spread out the cost but the republicans removed the individual mandate and refused to allow medicaid expansions.

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

fishwax

(29,146 posts)
10. he lined up a series of softballs that Joe can hit out of the park
Wed Mar 11, 2020, 09:26 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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