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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 249: Phase 1 of a scheduled topic series |
| xp1337 11/22/19 6:10:18 PM #345: | People do prefer the public option method to single-payer when it comes to achieving universal healthcare coverage - that is true! I do think that's a fact the left has to reckon with, much as it disappoints me that the situation is what it is. However, I don't think that precludes being irritated that Buttigieg (and others, but he's gone hard on this angle) is using right-wing talking points like "kicking 140 million people off of their healthcare" and "it's anti-freedom." Admittedly I'm biased since I'm sympathetic to single-payer here but I think the most logical attack angle is to point out that politically it is a tough to sell to tell people they will be switched to a new healthcare plan - that that change can be scary to them. Or complain about the cost and get into that debate. "kicking people off their healthcare" is the "soundbite" version of it but with a far more negative connotation and I know why it's used but the implication is that you're knocking these people off insurance and then just stranding them which is BS and they know it. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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