Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)But here, profit comes first for the GOP.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
lapucelle
(19,533 posts)It was part of the 2016 platform.
Democrats believe that health care is a right, not a privilege, and our health care system should put people before profits. Thanks to the hard work of President Obama and Democrats in Congress, we took a critically important step toward the goal of universal health care by passing the Affordable Care Act, which has covered 20 million more Americans and ensured millions more will never be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Democrats will never falter in our generations-long fight to guarantee health care as a fundamental right for every American.
https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2016_DNC_Platform.pdf
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lapucelle
(19,533 posts)that it seems odd that some people think it's a new concept.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BidenBacker
(1,089 posts)that medical organizations like the AMA have long opposed the idea.
I guess Republican doctors didn't want to have to pay a few more bucks for their golf fees.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(28,833 posts)aka, the United States National Health Care Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Health_Care_Act
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lapucelle
(19,533 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
TwilightZone
(28,833 posts)Introduced 14 years later. Hmm.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
William769
(55,832 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
lapucelle
(19,533 posts)With 33,000 Americans dying every year, Democrats believe that we must finally take sensible action to address gun violence. While responsible gun ownership is part of the fabric of many communities, too many families in America have suffered from gun violence. We can respect the rights of responsible gun owners while keeping our communities safe.
To build on the success of the lifesaving Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, we will expand and strengthen background checks and close dangerous loopholes in our current laws; repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) to revoke the dangerous legal immunity protections gun makers and sellers now enjoy;
https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2016_DNC_Platform.pdf
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)House of Cards
How Joe Biden helped build a financial system thats great for Delaware banks and terrible for the rest of us.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/11/biden-bankruptcy-president/
What is a Women's Issue? Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, and Other Gender-Neutral Topics
Harvard Women's Law Journal, Vol. 25, Spring 2002
39 Pages Posted: 19 Jun 2002
Elizabeth Warren
Harvard Law School
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=310544
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Recursion
(56,582 posts)Agreeing to that principle doesn't mean agreeing to a particular plan to address it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gothmog
(154,643 posts)Link to tweet
Two-thirds of Swiss voters opposed creating a state-run health plan in the national referendum. The issue was put to a vote after Swiss campaigners gathered more than 100,000 signatures, the threshold for getting a national vote; some initial polls in 2013 had shown strong support for a state-run system.
For a country with a relatively small population (8 million), Switzerland comes up a shocking amount in debates over American health care. That's probably because the Swiss health care system looks pretty similar to the one Obamacare sets up.
Since 1996, Switzerland has required all residents purchase coverage through an individual mandate. "If you move to Switzerland, you have three months to buy coverage and it's retroactive to your arrival," Aaron Carroll explains in his excellent video primer on the Swiss health care system.
Swiss residents buy coverage from private health insurance plans, who compete for their business. The average monthly premium for adults, in American dollars, was $329 in 2013. There are no pre-existing conditions in Switzerland; insurers are only allowed to vary premiums based on age, charging different rates for children under 18, young adults between 19 and 25, and adults over 25.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden