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Originally Posted by ltppowell
And that "parallel system" is nothing new. It's called socialism. Giving in to any BIT of it agreeably is a terrible mistake.



Yes, it is Socialism. We lost this one. Game over. Truth is we lost the game in 1966 with Medicare. That IS Socialized medicine. Nobody can save us from it. Once I saw that nothing will get passed without pre existing conditions and subsidized premiums, the bold fact that the clock has expired on working this system was obvious.

The best thing the GOP could do now is torpedo this mess in the Senate and have Trump come back sounding like Bernie Sanders on Healthcare. Implement a one payer system, let the market create a private system, find a country that has worked out the bugs and use their model. You cannot "fix" Obamacare and this game is over. Usurp this from the Dems and carry your fight to trade, lower corporate taxes, fixing immigration, supporting the 2A, etc. Once you stop fighting this lost cause and take it on for yourself, you can kill the Dems for the next 40 years. Who would vote against the GOP when they "gave" the people "free" Healthcare?

Conservatives are logic based, and you can show them the score. Don't be Hitler at Stalingrad. Cut your losses, regroup and advance elsewhere!


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