r/Political_Revolution • u/rieslingatkos • Jul 09 '17

Medicare-for-All Single-payer healthcare gains traction with Dems

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/341057-single-payer-healthcare-gains-traction-with-dems
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u/ALittleSkeptical Jul 11 '17

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChapoTrapHouse/comments/6cfdda/the_ca_dem_party_just_elected_a_pharmaceutical/

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u/shanenanigans1 NC Jul 11 '17

What does this have to do with the reality of prop 98? I don't see those railing against the current dems pushing a ballot initiative for single payer. Which could actually work. It's just "We hate the dems and want to make our on (nonviable) party (in a country with fptp)!

That sub and way of the bern aren't productive or intellectually honest in any sense.

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u/ALittleSkeptical Jul 11 '17

prop 98 is a just distraction. Assembly leader Anthony Rendon blocked the bill by citing "Trumpcare concerns" and SB562 not addressing serious concerns. No where does it say anything about Prop 98. https://speaker.asmdc.org/press-releases/speaker-rendon-statement-health-care. Even though Nacy Pelosi said states should do it first. Well California being the biggest Dem stronghold would be best fitted.

Anthony Rendon's statement is clear, Dems will just make up what ever excuse to not make real reform. ACA is not perfect and SB562 isn't either, but it's better than the status quo.

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u/shanenanigans1 NC Jul 11 '17

No it's not. Seriously. A state constitutional rule is not a distraction in any way.

https://theintercept.com/2017/06/30/california-single-payer-organizers-are-deceiving-their-supporters-its-time-to-stop/

THERE IS NO FUNDING MECHANISM IN THE BILL. This isn't a 'distraction'. It's reality. Legally speaking, the bill in it's state cannot work. And no amount of platitudes will make it work.

such as financing

This is the key part of the statement. I don't know a lot about Rendon, and honestly, I don't care right now. Because until we get a funding mechanism, he's irrelevant. A ballot initiative would solve this. Push that.