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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: NY Times: "you have a single-payer system in Italy ..." pretty much took care of the MFA discussion... [View all]wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)32. So Single Payer Is Not To Blame
Biden slammed M4A using the crisis in Italy. It was sick. It was wrong. It makes me trust him less.
Yes, set up special protocols for dealing with an epidemic, but don't use the crisis to slam other countries' health care system, especially if the charge is a complete lie.
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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
One opinion I've seen a lot of is that Russia opening the taps and forcing SA to...
TreasonousBastard
Mar 2020
#16
"His reassurances send a powerful general-election message -- and why he won the debate."
NurseJackie
Mar 2020
#5
And Bernie BRILLIANTLY countered it .... Oh wait .... he had nothing. Maybe THAT should be your
OnDoutside
Mar 2020
#9
"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
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
Two things work (US has neither): 1) Early strenuous reaction and 2) Great healthcare system.
Bernardo de La Paz
Mar 2020
#11
The fact that M43A couldn't deal with the outbreak of a pandemic is hardly proof of anythihg.
pampango
Mar 2020
#21
Biden's point was that Italy's system alone is inadequate to deal with the virus
Blue_true
Mar 2020
#30