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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Sun Dec 27, 2015, 02:19 PM Dec 2015

Medicare for All, including dental, optical, hearing aids and mental health services? [View all]

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	Yes, and we can afford it.
	59 (98%)
	No, that would cut into insurance company profits.
	0 (0%)
	No, it'd be a nice pony, but military spending and tax cuts for the wealthy must come first.
	0 (0%)
	Other (please explain).
	1 (2%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Medicare for All, including dental, optical, hearing aids and mental health services? [View all] Scuba Dec 2015 OP

We might have to pay more taxes! Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #1

I agree TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #2

The dirty little secret.... Wounded Bear Dec 2015 #11

No argument from me TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #13

Wouldn't it be GREAT to get something for your taxes besides military hardware? HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #7

I like all of these things as middle class individual with a family. GummyBearz Dec 2015 #17

Add up dental costs, glasses and doctor visits; you will save money with a far less tax. DhhD Dec 2015 #19

Again, it depends on how high the tax goes GummyBearz Dec 2015 #21

However, you're assuming that your health insurance premiums will remain stable canoeist52 Dec 2015 #40

The monthly price stays the same, the coverage just gets worse GummyBearz Dec 2015 #41

"They" will pay for it NT 1939 Dec 2015 #20

It would end up that the 15 dollars an hour will end up being what they bring home now yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #26

So what if we have to pay more taxes meow2u3 Dec 2015 #31

What possible reason edhopper Dec 2015 #3

Thank you for including hearing aids! Jackilope Dec 2015 #4

It's included in some Medicare Advantage plans. Not the full price, but some of the cost. TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #14

TY. I believe he checked it out with his supplement. Jackilope Dec 2015 #30

Hearing Aides are one of the largest rip off games going. Wellstone ruled Dec 2015 #29

Medi4All. All of our tax money doesn't have to go WAR PROFITEERS, after all. nt valerief Dec 2015 #5

Scuba, what about things like foster care and nursing home jwirr Dec 2015 #6

Yes and Yes philosslayer Dec 2015 #8

With Medicare for All, children in foster care would be covered like every other child. Scuba Dec 2015 #10

All the foster care children I've seen for Early Intervention phylny Dec 2015 #12

I think that Medicare pays for my daughter's foster care jwirr Dec 2015 #18

it is just nuts that dental optical etc are left out of Medicare grasswire Dec 2015 #9

Some Advantage plans cover optical and glasses REP Dec 2015 #16

yeah.. And just exactly when did the eyes and the mouth stop being part of the whole person? annabanana Dec 2015 #15

No MohRokTah Dec 2015 #22

Bwahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Scuba Dec 2015 #23

You thin Medicare for all is going to happen before 20 years? I don't. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #27

We wouldn't attempt it -- We'd DO It! sonofspy777 Dec 2015 #24

wow of all the incredibly horseshittily republican reasons for not supporting universal healthcare Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #32

Wow, what an incredibly naive understanding of the interlinkings between various financial... MohRokTah Dec 2015 #33

Health insurance is 700B in a 17T economy. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #34

You fail to recognize the ties that $700B has to the rest of the financial industry as a whole. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #36

So Canada's economy collapsed when they moved to universal healthcare? Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #37

That was decades ago in a much smaller economy. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #38

In other words: you've got nothing. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #39

Maybe it was misunderstood Old Codger Dec 2015 #42

Another yes vote Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #25

This might work if limited to US Citizens only FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #28

your concern is noted. Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #35