In a matchup between Biden and Trump, many young voters say they might choose silence.

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    10 months ago

    Dems not talking about healthcare is kinda not true is it? The US has the ACA and coverage means expanding who has access to the ACA and at what tarrifs.

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      The ACA was supposed to have a public option. But the health insurance companies got Lieberman to kill that. Now whenever I hear a Democratic politician talk about health care it’s about making sure everyone has “coverage.”

      Pay very close attention when you hear them talking and you’ll hear it. But people don’t need health insurance, they need health care. And the coverage Dems keep pitching often gets between people and care.

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        But the health insurance companies got Lieberman to kill that.

        It was designed to be jettisoned from the beginning. Lieberman was just the rotating villain at the time.

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        10 months ago

        Not to mention that dealing with insurance companies when you need care is even more of a full-time job now than it was in 2016.

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          If you listened to Democratic politicians you’d think everybody loves their health insurance company and wants to have one. I just want to go to the doctor when I get sick and not go bankrupt. I want people with chronic conditions to get the things they need without fighting a company they’re paying hundreds of dollars a month to.

          Health insurance is a rent-seeking industry that massively inflates our health care spending while making that care have worse outcomes. But Democrats keep insisting we want health coverage and not health care. When someone asks them about health care they immediately use “health coverage” in their response.

          Its infuriating and I hate that I have to vote for these people.