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Old 03-28-2017, 12:32 PM
 
Location: Eureka CA
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.....because he has the attention span of a mosquito.
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Old 03-28-2017, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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The best way to slow immigration from Mexico is for the Mexican economy to prosper. Trump should think about that with all his nutty trade war ideas.
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Old 03-28-2017, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Living rent free in your head
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The best way to slow immigration from Mexico is for the Mexican economy to prosper. Trump should think about that with all his nutty trade war ideas.
agreed! And it would help to start prosecuting employers who are knowingly hiring undocumented people.
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Old 03-28-2017, 12:56 PM
 
Location: Living rent free in your head
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It absolutely is. I've argued this point over and over and over. These subsidize were created to prop up Wall Street entities though. So they remained acceptably profitable to Wall Street.

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news...es-110116.html

Making a killing under Obamacare: The ACA gets blamed for rising premiums, while insurance companies are reaping massive profits - Salon.com

https://theintercept.com/2016/08/27/...reason-profit/

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Sure, let's take the profit motive out of healthcare and adopt medicare for all. Limit health insurance companies to selling supplements or concierge plans, dental and vision insurance. Also, allow import of drugs and require negotiation of prices.
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Old 03-28-2017, 01:25 PM
 
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Sure, let's take the profit motive out of healthcare and adopt medicare for all. Limit health insurance companies to selling supplements or concierge plans, dental and vision insurance. Also, allow import of drugs and require negotiation of prices.
So why the crack about the wall?
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Old 03-28-2017, 01:34 PM
 
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So why the crack about the wall?
Why not?
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Old 03-28-2017, 01:36 PM
 
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Why not?
It's not proper to answer a question with a question, but I understand. It was a Pavlovian reaction.
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Old 03-28-2017, 04:55 PM
 
Location: SE Arizona - FINALLY! :D
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Like Trump promising to repeal and replace Obamacare? No big thing? All blown out of proportion? All politics, nothing else?
I'm perfectly happy if Trump is unwilling or unable to repeal and replace Obamacare - so in that case, yeah, it's no big deal. What's your point?

Ken
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Old 03-28-2017, 05:05 PM
 
Location: LEAVING CD
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Not sure why you are jumping in with that. My statement has nothing to do with two wrongs don't make a right; spending taxpayer money to provide people with health insurance is infinitely better than building this joke of a wall.
Or, they're both important...
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Old 03-28-2017, 05:07 PM
 
Location: LEAVING CD
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I'm perfectly happy if Trump is unwilling or unable to repeal and replace Obamacare - so in that case, yeah, it's no big deal. What's your point?

Ken
Well, it'll die on it's own anyway so you're right.
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