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UglyGreed

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39. No worries

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Sat Oct 4, 2014, 01:23 PM

Oct 2014

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just look how well we handled AIDS in the very beginning.

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How do you think we would fare in a global epidemic, being the only country without Single Payer? [View all] librechik Oct 2014 OP

We're not the only country without single payer... Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2014 #1

Awesome Stand reference... SidDithers Oct 2014 #7

Hopefully without the religion allusions. longship Oct 2014 #53

Either that or it's Vegas vs Boulder Free Zone. workinclasszero Oct 2014 #56

Being as how the US seems to sink lower and lower to benefit the 1%, we would not fare RKP5637 Oct 2014 #2

When did every other country become single payer? jberryhill Oct 2014 #3

People do not get turned away because they have no insurance YarnAddict Oct 2014 #4

I have insurance. I just can't afford to use it. JEB Oct 2014 #10

If you were sick enough, you would use it YarnAddict Oct 2014 #11

I have no idea if people are turned away. JEB Oct 2014 #17

Take my word for it. They're not turned away. YarnAddict Oct 2014 #21

Glad to know people are not turned away. JEB Oct 2014 #22

Lucky you YarnAddict Oct 2014 #23

I think I've always known I'm not invincible. JEB Oct 2014 #31

Go to the exchange treestar Oct 2014 #14

Been there, here in Oregon. I took the least expensive option JEB Oct 2014 #16

Pardon me, BUT... 99Forever Oct 2014 #18

I don't know the fine points of the law, but JEB Oct 2014 #19

Perhaps the $12,000... 99Forever Oct 2014 #20

My bronze level capped at 5K, a little bit better but, still too high to be any good plus I lost my Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2014 #48

what do you think the deductible for national single payer would be? Recursion Oct 2014 #61

LOL UglyGreed Oct 2014 #26

That was what John McCain stressed. However, the fact that you merrily Oct 2014 #33

My thoughts exactly. Sure they will treat you. THEN Paper Roses Oct 2014 #51

No they do not get turned away but the poor without insurance do not go into the emergency room jwirr Oct 2014 #37

We would fare quite well. stevenleser Oct 2014 #5

Agree completely on all counts SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2014 #8

Republicans would block all that, you do realize? kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #25

And how do you believe they could they block it n/t SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2014 #32

By not funding it. By not passing the necessary legislation to accomplish it. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #43

There is no legislation required to federalize the national guard SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2014 #47

Except that most people DO have Insurance... brooklynite Oct 2014 #6

If ebola becomes an epidemic here B2G Oct 2014 #9

If there ever is extremely deadly global pandemic, insurance or single payer won't matter FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #12

i fear you are right. Even now the early victims in W Africa were caregivers librechik Oct 2014 #45

A lot of countries don't have single payer. Swiss voters just rejected moving to it Recursion Oct 2014 #13

Medicare for all would have polled a lot better, esp. if Obama hadn't merrily Oct 2014 #34

They do have universal coverage, though. Crunchy Frog Oct 2014 #49

True. Though Canada does it by province Recursion Oct 2014 #62

Britain has socialized medicine, like our VA system eridani Oct 2014 #54

Right. My point was those aren't "single payer" Recursion Oct 2014 #63

The US is much like Canada in that states have a lot of independent power, just like provinces eridani Oct 2014 #64

I don't think insurance would matter treestar Oct 2014 #15

Very poorly. The only possible good to come out of it would be kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #24

That opinion is highly crazy, in my opinion. nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2014 #28

More's the pity that you can't recognize facetiousness or hyperbole. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #41

"Don't worry. We got this." The media would handle it fine. valerief Oct 2014 #27

Yeah, those who don't want their communities destroyed by disease ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #29

Be careful what you wish for. branford Oct 2014 #59

yes, this is because since we have no national health service, we can only mobilize military. librechik Oct 2014 #65

single payer enid602 Oct 2014 #30

The UK is technically not single payer SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2014 #35

Those are not the only two. subterranean Oct 2014 #52

People going to work with a fever ThoughtCriminal Oct 2014 #36

screwed either way CullenBohannon Oct 2014 #38

No worries UglyGreed Oct 2014 #39

In the face of a global epidemic of some SheilaT Oct 2014 #40

I think perhaps the point is being missed area51 Oct 2014 #42

more importantly, Duncan arrived at the ER with symptoms. That means he was contagious. librechik Oct 2014 #44

In a global epidemic, the federal governement hughee99 Oct 2014 #46

Exactly. I'm more worried about people dying everyday in one-offs. In a big catastrophe, the stevenleser Oct 2014 #50

I have no health insurance workinclasszero Oct 2014 #55

Well, yes, if you lost your job you should tell the VA to reassess Recursion Oct 2014 #66

What good is your health ins when you cant afford the deducible?? workinclasszero Oct 2014 #57

You're joking, right? The good is... Recursion Oct 2014 #58

Exactly. branford Oct 2014 #60