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That's what I always find amazing. We apparently trust insurance companies more than the government (which, ok, with Agent Orange running it is

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Feb 17 '20, 14:27

probably fair, but didn't used to be). Personally, I think there's no question that if we were starting from scratch, single payer is a far superior plan. It's just that we're not. The point I've been focused on is the point Oliver makes at the end that ending private insurance puts about 1.8 million people out of work and comes with a host of other problems where an entire massive system is built around something else. I think we have to aim for much better as opposed to ideal because the unintended consequences of "perfect" are just massive. Maybe we can begin a long term shift but it has to be very, very gradual.

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It's going to have to be done in stages. Medicare/Medicaid was stage 1. Obamacare was stage 2. Oliver doesn't like it (shit sandwich analogy) - Bacon Feb 17, 14:30 3
- What should have happened was for the ACA to include a public option. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Feb 17, 14:44 2
  - Things have to go a step at a time. Big change is really hard. I always said about the ACA that the most important thing was that it exist. -- (edited) - pmb Feb 17, 14:52
  - The ACA barely squeaked through as is. I think he got all he could with that current batch of legislators. - Bacon Feb 17, 14:48

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