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More Important: Beating Trump or Stopping Bernie?

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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    dignin said:
    How so?
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    cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,119
    EarlWelsh said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    Stopping Bernie and Beating trump is the same thing.
    Running Biden = Losing to Trump
    You can’t possibly believe that? How does Bernie beat Team Trump Treason when he can’t even win the dem primary? Delusional.
    The only reason Biden started to win primaries was because American voters are generally pretty uninformed and easily fall victim to media fear-mongering. The surprise, last-minute endorsements from O’Rourke, Klobuchar, Buttigieg also helped a lot. Hell, Biden himself pretty much gave all credit to their endorsements once he started winning.
    Ah the old...everyone is dumber than me and if my candidate isn't winning it's because people are uninformed argument.  That's a dumb argument.
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    dignindignin Posts: 9,303
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    How so?
    Many, many reasons. The guy says dumb shit daily. 

    But this right here? Enough said.

    “I’d rather vote for Trump than [Biden],” said Rogan. “I don’t think [Biden] can handle anything. You’re relying entirely on his cabinet. If you want to talk about an individual leader who can communicate, he can’t do that. And we don’t know what the fuck he’ll be like after a year in office.

    The pressure of being president of the United States is something that no one has ever prepared for. The only one who seems to be fine with it is Trump, oddly enough.”

    The president is 73 but Rogan said: “He doesn’t seem to be aging at all or in any sort of decline. Obama, almost immediately, started looking older. George W [Bush], almost immediately, started looking older.”



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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    EarlWelsh said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    Stopping Bernie and Beating trump is the same thing.
    Running Biden = Losing to Trump
    You can’t possibly believe that? How does Bernie beat Team Trump Treason when he can’t even win the dem primary? Delusional.
    The only reason Biden started to win primaries was because American voters are generally pretty uninformed and easily fall victim to media fear-mongering. The surprise, last-minute endorsements from O’Rourke, Klobuchar, Buttigieg also helped a lot. Hell, Biden himself pretty much gave all credit to their endorsements once he started winning.
    Ah the old...everyone is dumber than me and if my candidate isn't winning it's because people are uninformed argument.  That's a dumb argument.
    No, not everyone. But the people who made up their mind between the day-before endorsements and the next day’s primaries are who I’m referring to. And they’re not dumb. Just misinformed victims of “Bernie can’t win” fear-mongering.
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    How so?
    Many, many reasons. The guy says dumb shit daily. 

    But this right here? Enough said.

    “I’d rather vote for Trump than [Biden],” said Rogan. “I don’t think [Biden] can handle anything. You’re relying entirely on his cabinet. If you want to talk about an individual leader who can communicate, he can’t do that. And we don’t know what the fuck he’ll be like after a year in office.

    The pressure of being president of the United States is something that no one has ever prepared for. The only one who seems to be fine with it is Trump, oddly enough.”

    The president is 73 but Rogan said: “He doesn’t seem to be aging at all or in any sort of decline. Obama, almost immediately, started looking older. George W [Bush], almost immediately, started looking older.”



    And?
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    cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,119
    EarlWelsh said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    Stopping Bernie and Beating trump is the same thing.
    Running Biden = Losing to Trump
    You can’t possibly believe that? How does Bernie beat Team Trump Treason when he can’t even win the dem primary? Delusional.
    The only reason Biden started to win primaries was because American voters are generally pretty uninformed and easily fall victim to media fear-mongering. The surprise, last-minute endorsements from O’Rourke, Klobuchar, Buttigieg also helped a lot. Hell, Biden himself pretty much gave all credit to their endorsements once he started winning.
    Ah the old...everyone is dumber than me and if my candidate isn't winning it's because people are uninformed argument.  That's a dumb argument.
    No, not everyone. But the people who made up their mind between the day-before endorsements and the next day’s primaries are who I’m referring to. And they’re not dumb. Just misinformed victims of “Bernie can’t win” fear-mongering.
    But Bernie already failed to win the Dem nomination in 2016 and has failed again.  You can't win the general election by losing your (fake) party's nomination.  He has failed.  His best bet is to put his efforts into getting a Democratic president and pushing his own agenda through them as much as possible.
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    dignindignin Posts: 9,303
    edited April 2020
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    How so?
    Many, many reasons. The guy says dumb shit daily. 

    But this right here? Enough said.

    “I’d rather vote for Trump than [Biden],” said Rogan. “I don’t think [Biden] can handle anything. You’re relying entirely on his cabinet. If you want to talk about an individual leader who can communicate, he can’t do that. And we don’t know what the fuck he’ll be like after a year in office.

    The pressure of being president of the United States is something that no one has ever prepared for. The only one who seems to be fine with it is Trump, oddly enough.”

    The president is 73 but Rogan said: “He doesn’t seem to be aging at all or in any sort of decline. Obama, almost immediately, started looking older. George W [Bush], almost immediately, started looking older.”



    And?
    And what? That's really not enough for you? You agree with that or don't think that's not the words of a certifiable "moran"? Trump has handled the pressure of being president well because he hasn't got as much grey hair as Obama and Bush did. The guy that wears a wig and paints himself orange? They could only be the metrics of a "moran".

    How about the fact he was a birther?

    The guy also hasn't met a conspiracy theory he doesn't like.
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    CM189191CM189191 Minneapolis via Chicago Posts: 6,793
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden

    How will you feel when Bernie supports Biden like he promised?

    Speaking of lying....where are Bernie's medical records like he promised?
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    How so?
    Many, many reasons. The guy says dumb shit daily. 

    But this right here? Enough said.

    “I’d rather vote for Trump than [Biden],” said Rogan. “I don’t think [Biden] can handle anything. You’re relying entirely on his cabinet. If you want to talk about an individual leader who can communicate, he can’t do that. And we don’t know what the fuck he’ll be like after a year in office.

    The pressure of being president of the United States is something that no one has ever prepared for. The only one who seems to be fine with it is Trump, oddly enough.”

    The president is 73 but Rogan said: “He doesn’t seem to be aging at all or in any sort of decline. Obama, almost immediately, started looking older. George W [Bush], almost immediately, started looking older.”



    And?
    And what? That's really not enough for you? You agree with that or don't think that's not the words of a certifiable "moran"? Trump has handled the pressure of being president well because he hasn't got as much grey hair as Obama and Bush did. The guy that wears a wig and paints himself orange? They could only be the metrics of a "moran".

    How about the fact he was a birther?

    The guy also hasn't met a conspiracy theory he doesn't like.
    He, a comedian first and foremost, tweeted one thing entertaining the notion of birtherism....and that was how long ago?

    he actually doesn’t subscribe to many conspiracy theories anymore, or at least not as much as he used to. He does discuss them, though. I know, the horror, right?

    I think he overlooked the fact that Trump is heavily made up and fake, sure, but I don’t think that makes him a “moran.” Did you never say anything in a 2-3 hour unedited conversation, probably while stoned, that you looked back on and thought “eh, I was a bit off there?”

    You guys get hung up on the silliest of shit.
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    static111static111 Posts: 4,889
    Beating Trump in the fall
    Moron not moran 
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    gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 22,181
    edited April 2020
    Beating Trump in the fall
    EarlWelsh said:
    Stopping Bernie and Beating trump is the same thing.
    Running Biden = Losing to Trump
     biden is beating trump in every non-rasmussen poll. and it will get better for biden as trump bungles every single issue that comes up.
    Post edited by Kat on
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    dignindignin Posts: 9,303
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    How so?
    Many, many reasons. The guy says dumb shit daily. 

    But this right here? Enough said.

    “I’d rather vote for Trump than [Biden],” said Rogan. “I don’t think [Biden] can handle anything. You’re relying entirely on his cabinet. If you want to talk about an individual leader who can communicate, he can’t do that. And we don’t know what the fuck he’ll be like after a year in office.

    The pressure of being president of the United States is something that no one has ever prepared for. The only one who seems to be fine with it is Trump, oddly enough.”

    The president is 73 but Rogan said: “He doesn’t seem to be aging at all or in any sort of decline. Obama, almost immediately, started looking older. George W [Bush], almost immediately, started looking older.”



    And?
    And what? That's really not enough for you? You agree with that or don't think that's not the words of a certifiable "moran"? Trump has handled the pressure of being president well because he hasn't got as much grey hair as Obama and Bush did. The guy that wears a wig and paints himself orange? They could only be the metrics of a "moran".

    How about the fact he was a birther?

    The guy also hasn't met a conspiracy theory he doesn't like.
    He, a comedian first and foremost, tweeted one thing entertaining the notion of birtherism....and that was how long ago?

    he actually doesn’t subscribe to many conspiracy theories anymore, or at least not as much as he used to. He does discuss them, though. I know, the horror, right?

    I think he overlooked the fact that Trump is heavily made up and fake, sure, but I don’t think that makes him a “moran.” Did you never say anything in a 2-3 hour unedited conversation, probably while stoned, that you looked back on and thought “eh, I was a bit off there?”

    You guys get hung up on the silliest of shit.
    The guy thought saunas would stop the coronavirus. Probably gurgling salt water right now to kill it.
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    gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 22,181
    Beating Trump in the fall
    bernie is not doing as well as he did in 2016. he should drop out now and save himself and his followers the embarrassment of getting further trounced by biden. bernie should stop being so selfish. i voted for bernie in the 2016 and 2020 primaries, so don't fucking @ me.
    There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
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    dignindignin Posts: 9,303
    static111 said:
    Moron not moran 
    Not now, thanks to dear leader.
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    dignin said:
    How so?
    Many, many reasons. The guy says dumb shit daily. 

    But this right here? Enough said.

    “I’d rather vote for Trump than [Biden],” said Rogan. “I don’t think [Biden] can handle anything. You’re relying entirely on his cabinet. If you want to talk about an individual leader who can communicate, he can’t do that. And we don’t know what the fuck he’ll be like after a year in office.

    The pressure of being president of the United States is something that no one has ever prepared for. The only one who seems to be fine with it is Trump, oddly enough.”

    The president is 73 but Rogan said: “He doesn’t seem to be aging at all or in any sort of decline. Obama, almost immediately, started looking older. George W [Bush], almost immediately, started looking older.”



    And?
    And what? That's really not enough for you? You agree with that or don't think that's not the words of a certifiable "moran"? Trump has handled the pressure of being president well because he hasn't got as much grey hair as Obama and Bush did. The guy that wears a wig and paints himself orange? They could only be the metrics of a "moran".

    How about the fact he was a birther?

    The guy also hasn't met a conspiracy theory he doesn't like.
    He, a comedian first and foremost, tweeted one thing entertaining the notion of birtherism....and that was how long ago?

    he actually doesn’t subscribe to many conspiracy theories anymore, or at least not as much as he used to. He does discuss them, though. I know, the horror, right?

    I think he overlooked the fact that Trump is heavily made up and fake, sure, but I don’t think that makes him a “moran.” Did you never say anything in a 2-3 hour unedited conversation, probably while stoned, that you looked back on and thought “eh, I was a bit off there?”

    You guys get hung up on the silliest of shit.
    The guy thought saunas would stop the coronavirus. Probably gurgling salt water right now to kill it.
    Haha, nahhhh. He read peoples’ claims online about the effectiveness of saunas and brought it up to a doctor for clarification. 
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    bernie is not doing as well as he did in 2016. he should drop out now and save himself and his followers the embarrassment of getting further trounced by biden. bernie should stop being so selfish. i voted for bernie in the 2016 and 2020 primaries, so don't fucking @ me.
    With all due respect, I don’t believe he’s being selfish. I think he’s truly the only one with the peoples’ interest in mind at this point and that’s why he’s stayed in so far.
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,149
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden
    You live in a country where as a  basic thing as tax-funded healthcare isn't a thing in the year of the lord 2020.

    Now ask yourself the question -- have people ever voted in politicians that aren't terrible candidates in your country. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden
    You live in a country where as a  basic thing as tax-funded healthcare isn't a thing in the year of the lord 2020.

    Now ask yourself the question -- have people ever voted in politicians that aren't terrible candidates in your country. 
    And Biden is just more of that good, American same old, same old.
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    CM189191CM189191 Minneapolis via Chicago Posts: 6,793
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden
    You live in a country where as a  basic thing as tax-funded healthcare isn't a thing in the year of the lord 2020.

    Now ask yourself the question -- have people ever voted in politicians that aren't terrible candidates in your country. 
    ACA is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicare 
    is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicaid is tax-funded healthcare
    CHIP is tax-funded healthcare

    If you're going to engage in political discussion about the US, at least get your facts straight first
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    CM189191 said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden
    You live in a country where as a  basic thing as tax-funded healthcare isn't a thing in the year of the lord 2020.

    Now ask yourself the question -- have people ever voted in politicians that aren't terrible candidates in your country. 
    ACA is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicare is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicaid is tax-funded healthcare
    CHIP is tax-funded healthcare

    If you're going to engage in political discussion about the US, at least get your facts straight first
    ACA is a failure, overall.

    why not just expand Medicare to cover everyone? 
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    CM189191CM189191 Minneapolis via Chicago Posts: 6,793
    CM189191 said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden
    You live in a country where as a  basic thing as tax-funded healthcare isn't a thing in the year of the lord 2020.

    Now ask yourself the question -- have people ever voted in politicians that aren't terrible candidates in your country. 
    ACA is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicare is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicaid is tax-funded healthcare
    CHIP is tax-funded healthcare

    If you're going to engage in political discussion about the US, at least get your facts straight first
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program is tax-funded healthcare 
    Indian Health Service is tax-funded healthcare
    Tricare is tax-funded healthcare
    Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is tax-funded healthcare
    Veterans Health Administration is tax-funded healthcare
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,149
    CM189191 said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden
    You live in a country where as a  basic thing as tax-funded healthcare isn't a thing in the year of the lord 2020.

    Now ask yourself the question -- have people ever voted in politicians that aren't terrible candidates in your country. 
    ACA is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicare is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicaid is tax-funded healthcare
    CHIP is tax-funded healthcare

    If you're going to engage in political discussion about the US, at least get your facts straight first
    Lol. 

    I should have known you were gonna bang the table.

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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    CM189191CM189191 Minneapolis via Chicago Posts: 6,793
    EarlWelsh said:
    ACA is a failure, overall.
    no it's not
    EarlWelsh said:
    why not just expand Medicare to cover everyone? 
    Republicans
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    ACA is a failure, overall.
    no it's not
    EarlWelsh said:
    why not just expand Medicare to cover everyone? 
    Republicans
    It absolutely is. I was making under $23k/year and paying close to $4,800 for coverage through ACA. I realize that high cost was due to my insurer but ACA allows that to happen.
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    gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 22,181
    Beating Trump in the fall
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden
    You live in a country where as a  basic thing as tax-funded healthcare isn't a thing in the year of the lord 2020.

    Now ask yourself the question -- have people ever voted in politicians that aren't terrible candidates in your country. 
    ACA is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicare is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicaid is tax-funded healthcare
    CHIP is tax-funded healthcare

    If you're going to engage in political discussion about the US, at least get your facts straight first
    ACA is a failure, overall.

    why not just expand Medicare to cover everyone? 
    excuse me? ACA is a failure?

    just before taking my new job in sales 5 month ago i worked for a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. many of our patients were either on medicaid, or a form of the ACA. the ACA allowed us to not only evaluate those kids, but also correct their injuries surgically. if there were no ACA they would have been uninsured and had no access to treatment. the only reason the ACA is doing poorly is because REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS are resisting it and the medicaid expansion. TRUMP is not enforcing the mandate that everyone pay in. trump is trying to kill it now through the courts. the supreme court upheld the law, now trump and a handful of republican governors are in a lawsuit trying to kill it and take health insurance away from millions of people and replace it with nothing. also, trump is not opening up the ACA enrollment.

    if everyone abided by the rules it would be fine. but republicans are trying to kill it. do not get it twisted. this is the exact same law that romney signed in MA but on a national level.
    There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
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    CM189191CM189191 Minneapolis via Chicago Posts: 6,793
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    ACA is a failure, overall.
    no it's not
    EarlWelsh said:
    why not just expand Medicare to cover everyone? 
    Republicans
    It absolutely is. I was making under $23k/year and paying close to $4,800 for coverage through ACA. I realize that high cost was due to my insurer but ACA allows that to happen.
    You could always opt out.  How much is private health insurance?  

    Mine is $1824 annually.  It also hasn't increased significantly since ACA was enacted. 

    Or have you considered increasing your income?
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    Did Bernie drop out yet?

    Bernie needs to drop out
    Has Biden’s bleeding eye given out yet, popping out of his dome to make way for his melting brain?

    Has Biden stopped inappropriately touching and smelling women and children yet?

    Has Biden stopped lying about things he said or things he never did?

    Has Biden realized the importance of m4a yet or will he continue to serve his donors?

    Biden needs to drop out.

    If all those things you say about Biden are true

    Bernie must really be a terrible candidate, because Bernie's going to lose to Biden
    You live in a country where as a  basic thing as tax-funded healthcare isn't a thing in the year of the lord 2020.

    Now ask yourself the question -- have people ever voted in politicians that aren't terrible candidates in your country. 
    ACA is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicare is tax-funded healthcare
    Medicaid is tax-funded healthcare
    CHIP is tax-funded healthcare

    If you're going to engage in political discussion about the US, at least get your facts straight first
    ACA is a failure, overall.

    why not just expand Medicare to cover everyone? 
    excuse me? ACA is a failure?

    just before taking my new job in sales 5 month ago i worked for a pediatric orthopedic surgeon. many of our patients were either on medicaid, or a form of the ACA. the ACA allowed us to not only evaluate those kids, but also correct their injuries surgically. if there were no ACA they would have been uninsured and had no access to treatment. the only reason the ACA is doing poorly is because REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS are resisting it and the medicaid expansion. TRUMP is not enforcing the mandate that everyone pay in. trump is trying to kill it now through the courts. the supreme court upheld the law, now trump and a handful of republican governors are in a lawsuit trying to kill it and take health insurance away from millions of people and replace it with nothing. also, trump is not opening up the ACA enrollment.

    if everyone abided by the rules it would be fine. but republicans are trying to kill it. do not get it twisted. this is the exact same law that romney signed in MA but on a national level.
    It was a failure, overall, yes, even when I needed it for coverage and that was from when it was implemented up until 2015. It doesn’t go far enough in who it really helps and it never really has.

    As someone with no coverage otherwise I felt forced into it and then left at the mercy of a greedy insurance provider. 
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    KatKat There's a lot to be said for nowhere. Posts: 4,774
    Kat said:

    This is the thread topic. Stop talking about each other and go back to the topic please. Many are suggesting that it's past time for Senator Sanders to end his campaign and also suggest his supporters support the Democratic nominee. Will he do that? Will they vote for the nominee? Will they vote at all or stay home?

    This wasn't a suggestion. Do not use any words about another member or members here. Just leave it out of your thinking and be sure to edit your posts before submitting. I don't want to do timeouts.

    Falling down,...not staying down
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    EarlWelshEarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,102
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    CM189191 said:
    EarlWelsh said:
    ACA is a failure, overall.
    no it's not
    EarlWelsh said:
    why not just expand Medicare to cover everyone? 
    Republicans
    It absolutely is. I was making under $23k/year and paying close to $4,800 for coverage through ACA. I realize that high cost was due to my insurer but ACA allows that to happen.
    You could always opt out.  How much is private health insurance?  

    Mine is $1824 annually.  It also hasn't increased significantly since ACA was enacted. 

    Or have you considered increasing your income?
    I don’t have insurance through ACA anymore. I now pay under $2,200/year through my employer and that covers my family of 5. 

    Before, under the ACA, where it was only coverage for me, I watched the cost skyrocket every few months until I couldn’t even afford to pay it. I owed thousands to my provider and luckily for me, I guess, they went bankrupt and I didn’t have to pay.

    So while the ACA greatly benefits many who need it, and that’s truly wonderful, it was my experience and the experience of many others, that it didn’t go far enough in how or who it helped.

    Is increasing one’s income as easy as flicking a switch to you?
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    this thread is a fucking shitshow.

    well done.
    Ya think? :lol:
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