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In reply to the discussion: Breaking: Krugman endorses Single Payer and Medicare for All!!! [View all]mountain grammy
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Breaking: Krugman endorses Single Payer and Medicare for All!!! [View all]
Bread and Circus
Jan 2016
OP
2007 was some kind of alternate universe.....Krugman was Bernie, Hillary was Annie Oakley....
virtualobserver
Jan 2016
#1
Nothing Has Changed About The Financing of Health Care.. It HAs Despite ACA, ONLY Gotten
CorporatistNation
Jan 2016
#25
Fairly disingenuous; here are the top comments for his "Weakened at Bernie's" post:
Chathamization
Jan 2016
#138
Bernie's particular single payer plan is, of course, based on fantasy accounting.
DanTex
Jan 2016
#2
Certainly more than agree with Clinton's "plan"?. Of course those that support the American
rhett o rick
Jan 2016
#123
That's what Krugman was doing, when he pointed out that Bernie's current plan wouldn't work.
DanTex
Jan 2016
#72
Hey! I am excited. You are making progress! I knew this thread would be helpful :)
Bread and Circus
Jan 2016
#81
Breaking: It's 2016, not 2007 and you and Bernie don't seem to understand that we've
synergie
Jan 2016
#15
Breaking: Krugman was arguing for single payer (or public option) during that debate
Armstead
Jan 2016
#27
I have to laugh at you. Nothing has fundamentally changed in regards to laws of economics....
Bread and Circus
Jan 2016
#32
The one thing that is constant is Krugman being a hack who says whatever is needed to bolster
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2016
#101
Krugman still thinks single payer would be a good thing, he just knows it's not politically viable.
Donald Ian Rankin
Jan 2016
#46
So? Give up on the truth because Republicans TEMPORARILY own the House and the Senate?
Bread and Circus
Jan 2016
#53
Krugman seems to really want a position in a center-right Clinton administration.
Broward
Jan 2016
#50
hee hee Nicely done BreadandCircus, nicely done. I respect Krugman yet his positions of late
Jefferson23
Jan 2016
#54
You Bernie supporters give me whiplash....just yesterday, last week you all hated Krugman
Sheepshank
Jan 2016
#66
Hated? Overreact much? A stopped clock is right twice a day, and I don't hate it when it's wrong.
libdem4life
Jan 2016
#128
Oh God DAMN that's gonna leave a mark. Krugman's not a weather vane... he's a wind sock!
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2016
#75
Lot's of folks thought it doable back then. Then Lieberman and others got scared. 2016 ain't 2007.
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#88
In light of two quoted statements up thread (Hilary and Krugman), you simply make up shit
Sheepshank
Jan 2016
#115
Krugman- Sanders health plan looks a little bit like a standard Republican tax-cut plan
Gothmog
Jan 2016
#99
Krugman also says the candidate with the best economic plans is...Hillary. She's very detailed....
Hekate
Jan 2016
#104
A little tax versus $1000 a month. Hmm. Not even close. I vote for Single Payer! nt
valerief
Jan 2016
#130
He also said that on financial reform, the differences between Clinton and Sanders were trivial and
Chathamization
Jan 2016
#139
then he fell in love with the president, and said goodbye to his liberal principles
Doctor_J
Jan 2016
#140