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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:33 PM Oct 2013

Can we agree on one thing re: the ACA

If someone posts stuff written by the Republicans' chief health care advisor in the 2012 elections:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avik_Roy

Avik Roy is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the author of the Forbes blog The Apothecary.[1] He has stated he is an "outside adviser to the Romney campaign on health care issues." [2] He is a contributor to National Review Online, where he was described as a member of Mitt Romney's Health Care Policy Advisory Group.[3]




trashing the Affordable Care Act, that person is probably a rw troll not terribly interested in achieving affordable health care for all?

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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
2. Single payer advocates don't get their health care news
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:36 PM
Oct 2013

from the Manhattan institute and freaking National Review Online or the Romney 2012 campaign.

Nor do they push discredited rightwing conspiracy theories.

 

dkf

(37,305 posts)
6. Forbes is perfectly legitimate. What do you think insurance is all about? It's the ultimate in #s.
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:00 PM
Oct 2013
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
8. "Forbes is perfectly legitimate."
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:03 PM
Oct 2013

And there you have it.


Nevermind the fact you're citing propaganda written and produced by partisan Republicans, the rightwing noisemachine and ALEC.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
13. And I mine to you.
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:52 PM
Oct 2013

Citing Avik Roy on the ACA is like quoting John Bolton on Obama's Iran policy. Just too obvious.

Avalux

(35,015 posts)
3. Yes of course. And there's plenty more paid shills out there writing crap.
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:39 PM
Oct 2013

They haven't given up trying to get rid of ACA; tactic has now switched to keeping people from enrolling. The website mess has temporarily bolstered them but that will work itself out.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
4. I'm for "single payer". Discrediting the ACA is nothing but a Ted Cruz / Tea Bagging talking point.
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:49 PM
Oct 2013

I hope we don't eventually have to deal with articles from so-called "credible" news sources saying it's beneficial to shut down the government forever so we can install a new corporate American theocratic fascist system to get rid of the liberal socialists.
They could even make the point that 'liberals don't like guns and we on the right wing side have most of the guns so they won't fight us even if they do have guns'. Lets see that in Forbes, The WSJ, Washington Times and the Spectator. Sorry. The Spectator "IS" trash.

 

dkf

(37,305 posts)
7. Funny thing...who was the entire concept for the ACA written by? Republicans perhaps?
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:01 PM
Oct 2013

True Democrats are for single payer.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
9. The Massachusetts legislature. Get back to us when you find a giant
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:04 PM
Oct 2013

expansion of Medicaid in Republican proposals.

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