Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
What's a common reaction you get when you try to explain how this works to people?
Democrat, Anthony Rendon, just shelved single-payer in California
- Thread starter Padawanbater2
- Start date
ttystikk
Well-Known Member
Some get it. I can tell because I see them shake their head and get mad.
The rest have a blank look. They just don't understand. You have to admit, it's a hell of a scam.
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
Why do you think it's so hard for some people to acknowledge the government does not have the welfare of its citizens as the main priority? Background? The era they grew up? A lifetime of mainstream propaganda?
UncleBuck
Well-Known Member
you guys wanna know how the GOP gets their members to vote in lockstep with whatever is proposed? millions and millions of dollars in dark, unaccountable money to throw at any senator or rep who does not goose-step along.
maybe we can do the same thing on the left and get single payer!
maybe we can do the same thing on the left and get single payer!
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
The problem with that theory is that the special interests that provide said funds to Democrats do not want to enact single payer, they oppose it because single payer is less profitable for their industry. So, these Democrats have to pretend they support it. If any Democrat actually supported single payer, the pharmaceutical industry wouldn't finance their campaigns, the insurance industry wouldn't finance their campaign.
The only way to get a Democratic politician to actually support a single payer initiative is to ensure they don't accept funds from special interests and their campaign is publicly funded by citizens
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
Does Bernie Sanders get money from insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, etc.? Warren? Any politicians who receive funds from any of these industries?
UncleBuck
Well-Known Member
you literally just posted something about how the democrats in california got MILLIONS! from said groups and voted 23-1 in favor of single payer.
UncleBuck
Well-Known Member
i dunno, bernie won't release his goddamn taxes. that is one shady ass motherfucker!
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
List the amount each of the 'yes' votes received from the insurance industry and the pharmaceutical industry
We know how much Rendon received, and he voted to end the process completely. So do you have any 'yes' votes that received any significant amounts from either of those industries?
UncleBuck
Well-Known Member
$27k and single payer is dead! damn, that's a good investment. wish i was that savvy.
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
Names and amounts or your point will remain moot and unrecognized
UncleBuck
Well-Known Member
that's your job, you're the one blaming this all on CORRUPT CORPORATE BRIBERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! rather than recognizing that this is a very nuanced and difficult political position to make work.
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
A Democrat with a supermajority in the assembly just shelved the chance of enacting single payer in the 6th largest economy in the world after having accepted thousands in campaign contributions from organizations that oppose enacting single payer in California..
You still haven't answered why Rendon chose to shelve it instead of debate it
UncleBuck
Well-Known Member
probably for the same reason it has been shelved in hawaii, new york, illinois, vermont, and elsewhere. it's just about impossible to pay for.
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
Why can every other modern nation on Earth seem to pay for it but we can't?
UncleBuck
Well-Known Member
ttystikk
Well-Known Member
In this case I'm pretty sure they just don't understand the con.
But to answer your question more directly, the ones I've spoken with are just hyperpartisan, dyed in the wool Republicans and the details don't matter.
Their issue, be it gays or abortion or keeping the trannys out of the bathroom, is all they care about and the rest doesn't concern them.
If this seems a bit stupid... Well... We aren't generally talking about the sharpest knives in the drawer.
There are a very few who are highly intelligent and use the talking points as a shield to hide their sleight of hand. They're very polished and know exactly what they're doing. Follow their money trail and you'll see they definitely have something to gain by running the party line.
ttystikk
Well-Known Member
The tax structures proposed aren't progressive, which is how every other nation does it.
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
Countries that have enacted universal healthcare record lower costs, as well as higher quality than the US
Your arguments against why establishment Democrats won't/shouldn't enact universal healthcare are uncanny from that of a Republican. These are literally, just about word for word, the same things they argue
Padawanbater2
Well-Known Member
Pinpointed Buck exactly. It's not ignorance or stupidity, it's nefariousness. Stupid people aren't a threat, at large anyway. Intelligent people with an agenda are the real threat.