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His message is for those who would rather suffer than have “those” people get help.

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Ironically, most of those people are on social security and Medicaid.

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I have a cousin who I wouldn’t say is a 1%er, but maybe a 5%er. Very well off. You know why she’s against universal health care?

Because “they” (poor people) would be able to see “her” doctor. And “she pays for a doctor that is good enough where he doesn’t have to work for ‘those’ people”. And she shouldn’t have to wait extra time for an appointment, dammit! Do you know who she is?!?!?!?!?

Yeah, she’s one of them. Needless to say, we don’t talk much. I just wanted to say that there are plenty of people who are against universal healthcare because they think that somehow a kid going to see a doctor for the first time will somehow inconvenience them.

Some people don’t pull the ladder up behind them. They kick it down, then wave bye-bye to you while watching you fall.

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She could find a doctor who only accepts private insurance if she wants. Does she not know that?

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Remember through, he loves “the uneducated

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I have a Trumper friend that works at the VA. He is anti-government.

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Does… Does he know?

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You’re going to have so much healthcare you’ll get sick of having healthcare!

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Which is super convenient…because healthcare

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He tried it before, but McCain was thumbs down.

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Who is going to stand up for the bankruptcy attorneys?

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Oh no! I’m devastated!

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It’s not just that. It’s also the “I don’t want my tax dollars paying for some other person’s health care” crowd.

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“I don’t want to pay $30 in taxes. I’d rather be bankrupt the next time I need medical care”

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yeah… bombing kids in hospitals in Gaza and corporate tax breaks are aok… but god forbid a poor person gets affordable treatment for his cancer ?? communists !!!

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Yeah my dumbass neighbor used to argue that he shouldn’t have to pay for women’s feminine care when he pays for his medical insurance. And I’m like, “Are you fucking kidding me? Do you have any idea how many male-centric diseases are covered by insurance?” Fucking stupid self-centered dipshits. And it was dumb because in every other way this guy was pretty intelligent.

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“Fellas, is it gay to subsidize gynecological healthcare?”

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I don’t want my taxes to pay for someone else’s healthcare. I want my post tax dollars to pay for wealthy CEOs’ yachts, and my tax dollars to pay for some other person’s healthcare but at ridiculous rates.

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Particularly those people, you know? The ones I can’t mention directly so I have plausible deniablity, but we all actually know who I’m talking about and it’s not even a dogwhistle anymore.

I wouldn’t want those people to receive qualitative care. I’d rather pay for some other person’s new yacht than for these people’s bare necessities.

(Sarcasm)

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90% of the T**** supporters I know are just straight up assholes. The rest are confused idiots, some of whom are salvageable.

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You forgot to put “millionaire” in quotes.

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Right, definitely one of those things I don’t understand. For most of those people, universal healthcare can only be better than what they currently have. Haven’t they seen the mess they’re in?

I do have better health insurance than most, so there is every chance it will be worse for me. That is so worth it! At least it would be cheaper and hopefully less paperwork

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I hate to break it to everyone but she does not currently support single payer nor will her presidency push for it. (At least, that’s the message they’re putting out right now.)

Never forget that everything Trump says is a lie, even if it’s one you want to believe.

That said, I think it would be easier to drag her into it than Biden.

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Democrats don’t want to push the envelope though so it won’t happen.

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If we get supermajorities in the House and Senate it might. Otherwise, you’re probably right. When we have 50 dem senators and one of them is Joe Manchin, well…

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~~Democrats ~~ Liberals don’t want to push the envelope

Spineless liberals are losing ground in the party. Status quo and subservience to banks is no longer popular in our party. Progressives are slowly overcoming liberals.

Liberals want to throw money at problems, ignoring root causes Progressives want to tackle the root causes

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That dream was gone when Bernie got screwed over. Won’t happen for a long time anyways.

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That dream was gone circa 1993 when Hilary Clinton started stumping for it and became the GOP’s public enemy number one.

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the article says she doesn’t support it

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I hate to break it to everyone but she does not currently support single payer nor will her presidency push for it.

Yes, she is a Democrat.

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Don’t threaten me with a good time.

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