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Nice @ddayen story outlining

artappraiser — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 18:18:09 +0000

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Nice @ddayen story outlining the holes and weaknesses in Medicare as it is. Though I quibble slightly with the notion that there are not Democrats who wish to fill its gaps. https://t.co/KqkTmgl1BI
— Margot Sanger-Katz (@sangerkatz) February 27, 2019

The poll is garbage. Everyone

ocean-kat — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 06:19:03 +0000

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The poll is garbage. Everyone has their own definition of what Medicare for all means. The moment you explain to people that it means they give up their employer based insurance and go on the Medicare for all plan support drops like a stone to about 30%.

I like the idea of extending

artappraiser — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 06:08:01 +0000

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I like the idea of extending Medicare to everyone in the country. But "Medicare for All" changes Medicare in ways that I will have to think about. https://t.co/Xwpll6JLo0
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) February 27, 2019