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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie did not support getting rid of the ACA BEFORE Medicare for All was passed. [View all]Gore1FL
(21,845 posts)70. When diid Sanders suggest it was Clinton's fault for not having it in VT?
Or anywhere else for that matter?
What did I make up about Hillary? Please provide a quote and link.
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Bernie did not support getting rid of the ACA BEFORE Medicare for All was passed. [View all]
Ken Burch
Dec 2016
OP
Of course he didn't. After all he voted for the ACA (and if he hadn't it wouldn't have passed...
PoliticAverse
Dec 2016
#2
Thanks for reminding people of this. Bernie will ALWAYS be looking out for those less fortunate... as sure as the day is long!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#8
Not to mention that he got community health clinics to serve 10 million people as part of the ACA.
jfern
Dec 2016
#101
Yes but harping on getting rid of ACA supported GOP position that it didn't work.
Justice
Dec 2016
#3
you did. GOP is negative on ACA; so was Bernie. Bernie reasons might be different but both negative.
Justice
Dec 2016
#7
"Medicare for all" is the same as "no health care for anyone who can't pay"
portlander23
Dec 2016
#9
Wrong, and this kind of dishonesty is what causes the divisiveness. Hillary did not say
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#16
This is as silly and dishonest as Trump's 30 years and why haven't you done X argument but
TheKentuckian
Dec 2016
#49
No, what's silly and dishonest is saying that Bernie has some superpower influence over policy
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#66
This is just gratuitous Clinton bashing. Speaking of which, why didn't Bernie run
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#93
lol, saying it will never happen is far different from Sanders' dishonestly implying
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#65
she wasn't fighting for single payer any more, and certainly it wasn't part of her platform. how is
JCanete
Dec 2016
#22
He could not even get single payer passed in his tiny state of Vermont. It's not hard to
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#24
nothing is a viable option if we take it off the table, and even luke-warm legislation gets blocked
JCanete
Dec 2016
#26
Ha, wouldn't it be nice if he explained the reality of getting things passed instead of blaming
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#31
what reality? that we can do something if we all come together to do it? Is that a lie? nt
JCanete
Dec 2016
#33
Single payer failed in Vermont. That reality. He was unable to get it passed in
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#36
this is dumb. So he was unable to get it passed. What does that mean to you? If something
JCanete
Dec 2016
#39
Clinton said she was against single payer. She's wong. the ACA needs to be replaced with it.
Gore1FL
Dec 2016
#92
Sorry, but the "arguments" are reality. Bernie didn't get it passed in Vermont and he
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#96
Bernie said the ACA needed to be replaced, but he knew that single payer was not
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#75
A lot of countries have single payer. I don't support "Democrats" who oppose single payer and say
jfern
Dec 2016
#113
LOL, that's funny, too. How completely self-serving and unrealistic. It doesn't
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#114
More hilarity! Bernie should have been honest during his rallies about his failure
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#116
Bernie promoted single payer but couldn't even get it passed in his home state.
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#118
True, obviously. But what he did do is bash Hillary for not supporting single payer, and for
DanTex
Dec 2016
#6
pragmatism is what you go for when compromising with the other side. We shouldn't be compromising
JCanete
Dec 2016
#25
12 dollar minimum wage is basic. Its really the bare minimum, and the point is it isn't livable.
JCanete
Dec 2016
#38
Compared to 7.25 it is drastic. Arguing about 15 vs 12 was one of Bernie's low moments.
DanTex
Dec 2016
#41
If livable has any bearing, then yes there is a difference, and being hyperbolic all republican
JCanete
Dec 2016
#43
well we know how people survive on 7. They get 2 or 3 jobs. A livable wage implies
JCanete
Dec 2016
#48
Again, a livable wage implies being able to house and feed yourself, and maybe a child
JCanete
Dec 2016
#53
$15 was the top standard set that I am aware of when the discussion was taking place.
Gore1FL
Dec 2016
#69
San Francisco and Seattle came up with those numbers. We already went over that.
Gore1FL
Dec 2016
#94
Apparently doing it Bernie's way is the only way you really care about health, or wage stagnation..
JHan
Dec 2016
#64
He didn't have the Clinton baggage to deal with in a year where political dynasties were rejected.
Gore1FL
Dec 2016
#55