"Who's gonna pay for Medicare for all?" is either stupid or disingenuous

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  1. nopartisanbull

    nopartisanbull Well-Known Member

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    By the way folks, only a few countries have a publicly funded ALL CARE For All, and most Single Payers are Medicare Part A and B For All.
     
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    You want the benefits of society without having to pay for them, you have said so.
     
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    Obamacare is bad because it does not have "public option"
    Public option would create public/private capitalist competition.
    Obama has failed to deliver and instead provided superbonuses to insurance companies.

    Private/Public competition that is what end game supposed to be, somehow it works well with any other industry and any other country except United States health care.
     
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    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Lol.

    Give an example.
     
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    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Thanks exactly what Obamacare did. It presented a marketplace for all insurance providers to compete with established plan guidelines and requirements. The government even elected to cover the costs of premiums for people that couldn't afford to do so.
     
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    Nothing will work without Public Option.
    Republicans fiercely fought against Public Option, so they are 100% responsible for any issues related to Health Care in United States.
     
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    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    So, when you say public option, which Obamacare was, what you really mean is cutting private insurers out and allowing anybody to be on medicaid?
     
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    Obamacare does not have public option. It is 100% private.
    Public option is an ability to buy health insurance managed by the government as well as private health insurance.
    E.g. I have option to use FedEx and I can use USPS for shipping.
    I can use public transportation managed by the government and I have an option to use my car.
    I can go to public school and I can go to private school.

    For some "unknown" reason government bans purchase of public health insurance for people younger then 65 who has more then 2000 of asset.
     
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    jcarlilesiu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I look at it like a public pension, which is managed by a private investment firm.

    In any case, I'm not opposed to that, and I don't see any reason why we shouldn't have an optional public option.
     

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