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In reply to the discussion: The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of... [View all]ancianita
(42,896 posts)19. Not entirely. It's really Big Pharma and Big Med who own republicans who pay them to tell this lie.
So when we fight only republicans and not the for profit no-health and no-care industries, we're sort of missing the mark, treating the symptom and not the cause.
The for profit medicine health insurance industries are going to be around for at least another four years, and we'll have to run candidates who will target them -- perhaps a younger version of Bernie Sanders -- so that we can attract more voters of any affiliation.
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Justice matters.
Dec 2024
OP
Republicans have sold the masses on the idea that universal healthcare is the worst kind of socialism.
Lonestarblue
Dec 2024
#13
This country's idea of capitalism is that the profit motive should apply to literally fucking everything,
Karasu
Dec 2024
#17
Not entirely. It's really Big Pharma and Big Med who own republicans who pay them to tell this lie.
ancianita
Dec 2024
#19
That's why someone new. We have a deep bench of potential candidates who can appeal to voters.
ancianita
Dec 2024
#29
Side note: The "Conservative" leader in Canada wants to ditch that Dental program...
Justice matters.
Dec 2024
#46