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Bernardo de La Paz

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8. Single-payer nothing to do with it. SKorea& China have single payer & they've got a lid on Covid-19

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 08:25 AM

Mar 2020

South Korea has a universal healthcare system.[236] It has the world's second best healthcare system.[237]

Any kind of universal health care, whether single payer or universal insurance, would help a lot because people wouldn't avoid treatment or diagnosis.

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

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NY Times: "you have a single-payer system in Italy ..." pretty much took care of the MFA discussion... [View all] wyldwolf Mar 2020 OP

I'm just glad he promised to ban fracking. Bernie got him to commit to that. jimfields33 Mar 2020 #1

All well and good but fracking is going to ban itself through bankruptcy bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #2

One opinion I've seen a lot of is that Russia opening the taps and forcing SA to... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #16

Fracking is already banned in NY eilen Mar 2020 #3

KR!! TY, Wyldwolf Cha Mar 2020 #4

"His reassurances send a powerful general-election message -- and why he won the debate." NurseJackie Mar 2020 #5

Biden used a fatuous, right wing talking point wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #6

And Bernie BRILLIANTLY countered it .... Oh wait .... he had nothing. Maybe THAT should be your OnDoutside Mar 2020 #9

Sanders did have a response wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #14

"what experts tell us", is of the "I met a man who told me" variety. What Biden said is correct,that OnDoutside Mar 2020 #19

Biden said Italy's health care system didn't work wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #20

Biden didn't say that Italy's healthcare system didn't work. Blue_true Mar 2020 #22

This is Biden's exact quote: wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #24

Biden was using it doesn't work to respond to the claim that Sanders Blue_true Mar 2020 #28

Under Obamacare wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #34

Biden proposed free testing and medical care, specifically aimed at the Blue_true Mar 2020 #36

So in order to save the current system wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #38

Not to save the system, to save lives. Blue_true Mar 2020 #39

They're not rolling out the public option to fight the disease wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #40

Did you read what I wrote? The emergency measures save lives. Blue_true Mar 2020 #42

TY! Cleared that up. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #31

Bernie tried to relate the crisis to the system treestar Mar 2020 #7

Single-payer nothing to do with it. SKorea& China have single payer & they've got a lid on Covid-19 Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #8

K&R +1 turbinetree Mar 2020 #10

Two things work (US has neither): 1) Early strenuous reaction and 2) Great healthcare system. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #11

Yepper spot on.................... turbinetree Mar 2020 #12

South Korea, yea mostly. Who knows with China. But, your point is correct... SKKY Mar 2020 #13

Biden is basically offering M4A when it comes to the coronavirus wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #15

Yes, unfortunately! iwannaknow Mar 2020 #18

Biden is talking about an emergency declaration, that gets past Congress, Blue_true Mar 2020 #23

Like I said, Medicare For All For Those Who Wants Coronavirus wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #25

Reality keeps flying past you. Blue_true Mar 2020 #29

So Single Payer Is Not To Blame wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #32

Biden simply pointed out that Single Payer didn't work the Blue_true Mar 2020 #33

How many tests has Italy done? wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #35

My comparison was Italy to South Korea. Blue_true Mar 2020 #37

So single payer to compensate for our failed system wellst0nev0ter Mar 2020 #41

I have no idea what point you are trying to make. Blue_true Mar 2020 #43

There are other factors at play in Italy iwannaknow Mar 2020 #17

We're about to hear capitalism roar underpants Mar 2020 #26

The fact that M43A couldn't deal with the outbreak of a pandemic is hardly proof of anythihg. pampango Mar 2020 #21

I hated when he said that. It made me cringe. Politicub Mar 2020 #27

Biden's point was that Italy's system alone is inadequate to deal with the virus Blue_true Mar 2020 #30