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Why Trump and Sanders Share a Mandate for Universal Health Care
The Fiscal Times ^ | 02/04/2016 | By Eric Pianin

Posted on 02/04/2016 10:07:13 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 02/04/2016 10:07:13 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Has Trump EVER said he would “wipe out Obamacare???”

Cruz has. Just asking??


2 posted on 02/04/2016 10:12:21 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: SeekAndFind

One would think so ardent a critique of someone else’s opinion Trump or Sanders’ policies with regard to healthcare might include some personal comment or experience that relates to it.


3 posted on 02/04/2016 10:12:32 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump, says one thing now, has said or done the opposite prior to campaign.

He’s the virtual personification of “contradiction”.


4 posted on 02/04/2016 10:15:44 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: SeekAndFind

“We’re going to work with our hospitals,” he said. “We’re going to work with our doctors.”

We’re going to. . . . . Work with Schumer and Pelosi?


5 posted on 02/04/2016 10:16:22 AM PST by Durbin
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To: EagleUSA

[Has Trump EVER said he would “wipe out Obamacare???”]

He said he would repeal and replace with a system that eliminates state border restrictions for purchasing insurance.


6 posted on 02/04/2016 10:16:29 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: SeekAndFind

I guess it depends on the definition of “Universal Health Care”. If it means things like, health care not tied to jobs, competition across all states, limited malpractice payouts, catastrophic plans for those who can’t afford or don’t want platinum coverage, and limited subsidies for bare bones coverage offset by medicaid cuts, then I’ll take a look at it.


7 posted on 02/04/2016 10:17:06 AM PST by patq (Who is it? Harvard Law School, Unaccomplished Senator, No Exec Experience, Foreign Born.)
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To: EagleUSA

Yes, Trump says he will wipe out Obamacare at every rally. He has said he will implement portability, health savings accounts, and competition.

He also wants to take care of those who can’t afford any insurance but not with single payer. He will fix the waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid and ER care and work with hospitals to provide for them.

He hates Obamacare, says it’s destroying our country.


8 posted on 02/04/2016 10:18:04 AM PST by Kenny (RED)
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To: EagleUSA

RE: Has Trump EVER said he would “wipe out Obamacare???”

SOURCE:

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/249697-trump-replace-obamacare-with-something-terrific
EXCERPT:

Billionaire businessman Donald Trump on Wednesday offered a glimpse into his presidential platform on healthcare, saying he would replace ObamaCare with “something terrific.”

“It’s gotta go,” Trump said of ObamaCare in an interview Wednesday with CNN. “Repeal and replace with something terrific.”


9 posted on 02/04/2016 10:18:58 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Trump is a capitalist who believes in American greatness, the greatness of America’s allies like Israel, and the greatness of America’s role as the HOPE OF THE EARTH. Bernie is a Bolshevik with communist followers who are actually nuttier than he is. No comparison between the two. The end.


10 posted on 02/04/2016 10:19:56 AM PST by TraditionalMerica
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To: SeekAndFind

Thanks -— I missed that one. OK, he is on the record.


11 posted on 02/04/2016 10:21:07 AM PST by EagleUSA
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To: SeekAndFind

BS, GOPe propaganda

Trump plan is based on cross state competition, a free market solution to get lower premiums, Trump wants people to use Medical Savings accounts to pay for things like drugs, co pays. As I understand it since his Tax plan eliminates taxes for earner under $50k , middle class people at last have some money to pay medical insurance and bills not covered by deductibles.

Where do these liars come up with this fabrication of Trump’s proposals. Most other Republicans have similar plans.


12 posted on 02/04/2016 10:22:52 AM PST by Zenjitsuman (A)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012; EagleUSA

I heard him say he would get rid of Obama care, that it’s replacement would surround the concept of health savings accounts, and be a private sector heavy system. Heard him say it first hand.


13 posted on 02/04/2016 10:23:13 AM PST by Lakeshark
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TRUMP ON HEALTHCARE:

SOURCE: http://www.ontheissues.org/Donald_Trump.htm

Replace Obamacare with Health Savings Accounts. (Oct 2015)
I’m for vaccines, but in smaller quantities to avoid autism. (Sep 2015)
The insurance companies have total control over politicians. (Aug 2015)
We didn’t have a free market before ObamaCare. (Jun 2015)
ObamaCare is a catastrophe that must be repealed & replaced. (Jun 2015)
Don’t cut Medicare; grow the economy to keep benefits. (Jun 2015)
ObamaCare deductibles are so high that it’s useless. (Jun 2015)
Save Medicare & Medicaid without cutting them to the bone. (Jan 2015)
Kill ObamaCare before it becomes a trillion-ton weight. (Dec 2011)
Increase insurance competition across state lines. (Dec 2011)
1988: Flew sick kids cross-country on his private jet. (Apr 2010)
We must have universal health care. (Jul 2000)


14 posted on 02/04/2016 10:24:17 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: EagleUSA

Here we go again. Pathetic lies. Are these paid folks that just keep heaping on the healthcare lie. What a lying title. I’m guessing Cruz supporters of the same ilk that scammed Carson voters. Lie, lie, lie. Scam, scam, scam.


15 posted on 02/04/2016 10:27:12 AM PST by Lagmeister ( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
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To: Kenny

How do you conclude “not single payer” from “the government’s going to pay for it”, exactly?


16 posted on 02/04/2016 10:27:27 AM PST by 5thGenTexan
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To: patq

“If it means things like, health care not tied to jobs, competition across all states, limited malpractice payouts, catastrophic plans for those who can’t afford or don’t want platinum coverage, and limited subsidies for bare bones coverage offset by medicaid cuts, then I’ll take a look at it.”

Sounds like a good package of reforms.


17 posted on 02/04/2016 10:40:33 AM PST by riverdawg
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To: SeekAndFind

What exactly is the definition of a “single payer” healthcare system? And how does it compare to the current private/public healthcare system?


18 posted on 02/04/2016 10:44:01 AM PST by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: TraditionalMerica
Trump is a capitalist who believes in American greatness...

Here is what Trump USED to believe:

"I'm a conservative on most issues but a liberal on health. It is an unacceptable but accurate fact that the number of uninsured Americans has risen to 42 million. Working out detailed plans will take time. But the goal should be clear: Our people are our greatest asset. We must take care of our own. We must have universal healthcare."

That is from his book The America We Deserve. I know that was written in 2000, but even listening to his comments during the campaign, it doesn't sound like his basic position has changed. He has modified his tactics for the time being in order to sound conservative, but he still basically believes in universal healthcare.

19 posted on 02/04/2016 10:47:29 AM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

.. He said he would repeal and replace with a system that eliminates state border restrictions for purchasing insurance.
Cruz said that. Do you have a link showing Trump ever said that?


20 posted on 02/04/2016 10:49:32 AM PST by libbylu (Cruz: The truth with a smile.)
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