Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: How's that workplace health insurance working out now? [View all]beastie boy
(11,293 posts)To begin with, M4A vs public option will not get as many congresspeople elected in the first place. Virtually all the polls suggest this as an outcome. With more public option proponents vs M4A proponents elected in Congress, guess what happens to the chances of the former being passed vs the latter? That's right, they go up. Furthermore, there are goops who would go apeshit over an M4A legislation and at the same time find public option quite acceptable. All ofhis is not a matter of absolutes, it's a matter of likelihoods. Is public option guaranteed to pass? No. Does it have a good chance to pass? Yes. Does M4A have a snowflake's chance in hell to pass? No.
And with public option, you have a choice. If, for any reason, unemployment included, you don't have private insurance, or if you just don't like it, you are free to sign up for a single payer option. This is what "option" in "public option" is all about.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden