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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:06 PM
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Poll question: Which Would Be Better: Health Insurance "Co-ops" Or Nothing At All?
Edited on Mon Aug-17-09 03:06 PM by MannyGoldstein
Looks like the choice might be co-ops or nothing. Would you prefer that your elected representatives vote for the co-ops, or against them?
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:07 PM
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1. The Swiss system isn't bad. Not great, but not bad. Certainly not as good as single-payer.
Edited on Mon Aug-17-09 03:08 PM by BlooInBloo
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:08 PM
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2. If there's a mandate and only co-ops I would have to urge my representation to vote nay. n/t
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:08 PM
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3. Sure, they're better than nothing -- but not much.
And depending on how they're structured, they could be worse.

But a public option is essential. If co-ops are added in addition, that's fine.
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Larkspur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:08 PM
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4. Co-ops = Cop-outs by the health insurance backed Blue Dogs and Repukes
The public option is already the compromise that Progressives, who support single payer, agreed to. It's time that the Blue dogs obey what 76% of Americans support -- a viable public option.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:10 PM
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8. Yes
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:08 PM
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5. I voted for the first option, but I believe we will get the public option (#3)
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adamuu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:09 PM
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6. Key word is "non-profit" co-ops
Clarify poll?
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MNDemNY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:30 PM
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14. Redundant.
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DrDan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:09 PM
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7. one more layer that offers nothing substantive - except for more bureacracy
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:10 PM
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9. I said they are better than nothing, but not by much. The longer we do nothing, the harder it is to
do anything, IMHO.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:10 PM
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10. IF Co-ops worked, we'd already have Co-ops. n/t
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adamuu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-18-09 07:32 AM
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15. insurance companies sued co-ops out of existence. Right?
If that's the only reason they don't exist, that doesn't mean they don't work.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:11 PM
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11. better than nothing... if only to let it fail so we don't simply wait 20 years and then get a co-op
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:11 PM
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12. Why I think that Health Insurance co-ops are worse than nothing
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8593723&mesg_id=8593723

We can have Health Insurance Co-ops now, so adding them to the bill means nothing.

There is a reason only two have been successful and many more have failed.
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-17-09 03:14 PM
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13. No public option=death knell for the Democratic Party of FDR & JFK.
It will mean the DLC-gop lite takeover is complete.
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