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12. Do you think that very pro big biz Democrats like Max Baucus are will allow real reform?

Reply to Leopolds Ghost (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 04:30 AM

Jun 2012

Max has taken millions in campaign contributions from the insurance companies even before tossing the Single Payer advocate doctors & nurses out of his supposedly open committee hearing. His version of the Senate bill was actually penned by an insurance co. vp.
If Barack was serious about real healthcare reform, he would have never picked this stooge for his point man. Max also sold out the public and Democratic Party on the pharmaceutical scam.
Single Payer is indeed alive and well..but not in the Democratic Party. It is the central platform plank for the Greens.

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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