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In reply to the discussion: Sanders should stop arguing for singel payer system at the debate - taking focus of fixing ACA [View all]mjvpi
(1,388 posts)34. Bernie is debating like a statesman. Truth and facts.
The Republicans should be pushing the ACA. It addresses many of the immoral practices that the "free enterprise ", for profit companies have grown fat and happy on. But it still leaves them in control of the game. We have to start talking about the ACA as the for profit insurance industries last chance. If they can't support a system that makes all Americans participate in return for actually having to provide good insurance, then we, the American people should take it out of there hands.
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Sanders should stop arguing for singel payer system at the debate - taking focus of fixing ACA [View all]
factfinder_77
Sep 2017
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He leaves himself wide open for repeated attacks from Graham and Cassidy that the Democrats
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#5
This was my fear, and I knew he would do it. You cannot defend the ACA and promote MFA
Demsrule86
Sep 2017
#43
Sanders has not been a co sponsor of any of the bipartisan health bills since 2014
factfinder_77
Sep 2017
#16
He should have said that the Rethugs voted to BAR Medicare from negotiating with pharma cos. n/t
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#14
He didn't call out Graham for having voted for the law barring Medicare from negotiating
pnwmom
Sep 2017
#27
Every day, there are different songs that happen to bellow out the same tune.
TheBlackAdder
Sep 2017
#23