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Single Payer Health Systems

Leopolds Ghost

(12,875 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2012, 02:31 AM Feb 2012

Yeah, it's kind of sad that this is one of the least active forums on DU [View all]

Not sure what that says for current support for single-payer health care.

Yeah, Health Care Reform was all about quiet steps toward this, the subject of this forum...

I don't believe that for a minute, in fact Single Payer is now dead, as intended by the lobbyists who wrote the bill.

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Yeah, it's kind of sad that this is one of the least active forums on DU [View all] Leopolds Ghost Feb 2012 OP

dems president and dems congress and dems governors don't care about single payer. maybe we need msongs Feb 2012 #1

Universal single-payer is NOT dead. It's very much alive... BlueCaliDem Feb 2012 #2

Sounds important... Thanks for the link! Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #10

This is why Grayson shouldn't have been scoffed at! napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #3

+1 area51 Mar 2012 #6

100,000 deaths a year? You mean a 9/11 every 11 days? napoleon_in_rags Mar 2012 #7

Probably OPs want the greater exposure of GD eridani Feb 2012 #4

I support it, I'm just not feeling very hopeful about it right now. GreenPartyVoter Feb 2012 #5

I suspect there is little activity because almost no one here disagrees with single payer Kennah Mar 2012 #8

Thanks for the replies you guys. I don't blame people for not posting in subforums Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #9

Here is my idea on Single Payer Kennah Mar 2012 #11

Do you think that very pro big biz Democrats like Max Baucus are will allow real reform? ares_home Jun 2012 #12

Which party's candidate are you supporting for President? Welcome to DU. uppityperson Jun 2012 #13

On the other hand, I suspect most people on the "new" DU who post in this forum Leopolds Ghost Jun 2012 #14

Polls murphyj87 Jun 2012 #15