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Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance
(www.theguardian.com)
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The ACA was supposed to have a public option that would put a control on the insurance prices. Ideally the public option would be so good that the insurance industry would just wither and die.
But the health insurance industry, mainly via Joe Lieberman, made sure that was never going to happen.
Universal healthcare > cheap ACA insurance
Don’t settle for less.
Don't settle, but at least accept while still demanding more.
Nothing is served by wallowing in failure by only accepting non-existent perfection.
Momentum matters.
Accepting a bone here and there stops many from being hungry enough to demand more. It’s the whole reason Bismarck invented State Socialism to stop the growing threat of leftist ideas.
It was meant to be the first step in a progression that would have led to universal healthcare. Unfortunately, America figured out how to maim it and halt progress. In fact, America figured out how to regress in so many ways, not just in the arena of healthcare.
Only America can fail as hard and fast as America once succeeded.
Don't forget Joe Lieberman is one of the founders of the No Labels party.
https://www.nolabels.org/meettheteam
If you want to know who NOT to trust, check the link
The website looks like all Sunshine and rainbows. Now I'm really curious why they can't be trusted.
Jmho. As a political party you need a platform, as far as I can tell No Labels platform is "can't we all just get along?"
Also their members make up a who's who of keeping actual legislation from happening, starting with Joe Lieberman for removing a single pair option from the ACA. Rumor has it they have courted Kristen Simena and Joe's manchin.
Also Harland Crowe is rumored to be a big funder, as far as I'm concerned these people represent money and nothing else.