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0 pointsrrrrrrrrrrrryan1y ago0 comments

Most Americans support a public option, which is the transition step toward a healthcare system that more closely aligns with other first world nations.

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tptacek1y ago· 2 in thread

Only in the abstract. When you work out a concrete proposal that involves people paying for programs, support evaporates.

antisthenes1y ago

People are already paying for the healthcare one way or another, whether they understand it or not.

tptacek1y ago

Oh, you can get a lot of stuff done if you just assume you know better than voters do and make the decisions for them.

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