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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: I beg you to stop politicizing this, COVID-19 as all about M4A. [View all]relayerbob
(6,963 posts)64. Rate .... not total number
And that is due to politics, not our doctors, nurses and caregivers abilities. They are working their asses off and dying to save people's lives. Having Trump have full reign on a fully nationalized healthcare system, would only make it worse.
Also, having to do with RATE, is that due to lack of testing, our numbers of cases is far too low, we likely have well in excess of 500k cases already, if not 1 million.
Absolutely way too many more people are going to die, but this needs to be placed squarely on the shoulders of the douchebag who got us here - Trump.
But your dark sarcasm is duly noted
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Not sure how bringing up how nice it would be if everyone had insurance at a time like now ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2020
#3
But you would agree their balance is way closer to socializing the costs than ours, yes?
ZZenith
Mar 2020
#13
BoJo the bellend can go sod the fuck off, along with the rest of the Tories and their Lib Dem
Celerity
Mar 2020
#28
Then why did you push clear disinfo about the UK? Also you've no idea what the true and final death
Celerity
Mar 2020
#44
I was born in Los Angeles, moved with my parents at less than 2 years old to London, where I was
Celerity
Mar 2020
#53
Go tell that to a MFA fangirl, cuz you are not engaged in a colloquy when you're conversing with me.
Celerity
Mar 2020
#47
you need some manners, ya' obviously got no broughtupsy, to wax Bajan for a wee bit
Celerity
Mar 2020
#55
have a look at this, Sir, from July, 2019, attacking Biden's (and thus all the other candidates as
Celerity
Mar 2020
#80
We need 60 votes, and even if we need a simple majority, and even of we take it back by say a 52-48
Celerity
Mar 2020
#84
Better they than Trump. Mine called today to offer numbers to call for telemedicine visits, mental
emmaverybo
Mar 2020
#18
I agree that M4A doesn't help our current situation and arguing about t doesn't solve immediate...
mjvpi
Mar 2020
#34
actually if we had m4a, we would have more docs, nurses and hospitals since we would be treating the
questionseverything
Mar 2020
#45
stands to reason if we had a system that treated an additional 70 million peops
questionseverything
Mar 2020
#87
hopefully if we have a system based on peops needs instead of profits
questionseverything
Mar 2020
#89
He has said that as president he'll have rallies and the people will force Republicans to do
betsuni
Mar 2020
#41
We already have more cases than Italy, and are likely to have exponentially more deaths.
jorgevlorgan
Mar 2020
#52