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In reply to the discussion: Medicare For All [View all]

Fiendish Thingy

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1. Start with the senate
Wed Jul 9, 2025, 12:16 PM
Jul 9

First, the filibuster must die, and there aren’t enough Dems to do that, and there weren’t even when Dems had the majority.

Second, even if the filibuster dies, you’d have to find enough Dems to support MFA, and the numbers simply aren’t there.

Last month, 16 Dem senators voted to loosen regulations on cryptocurrency, after some of them received millions (Gallego got $10 million alone) in donations from crypto PACs. Now imagine how many millions would flow from Humana, Aetna and all the other health insurance companies.

So, in order to get MFA, we first have to elect only those Dems who support MFA and killing the filibuster to pass it.

Everyone should keep that in mind as the primaries for the midterms get closer.

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Medicare For All [View all] DanBaron Jul 9 OP
Start with the senate Fiendish Thingy Jul 9 #1
Primaries DanBaron Jul 9 #5
There are 3-4 congressional seats in NY that flipped to Republicans last time Fiendish Thingy Jul 9 #6
You mean like a...like a...Public Option? leftstreet Jul 9 #2
Medicare is not free!! EarthAbides Jul 9 #3
Medicare DanBaron Jul 9 #4
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