They are also proposing things like abolishing Senate and the Presidency, de facto open borders, and giving voting rights to non-citizens. These are all in the DSA platform.
Hopefully she falters. But DSA types have won a number of primaries so far that the talk of a takeover is certainly not premature. It is a clear and present danger to the Democratic Party.
You sir, sure as F&*k don't seem to know the real history of the Vietnam war!
According to my Google Search, 35 DSA candidates have triumphed in primaries across the USA. There are 1000s of races, and not all the primaries are done, but 35 doesn’t seem like much of an inroad to me.
Again, the hoops one must go through to enact these would be so small as to be nearly impossible to get through.
How is Medicare not a single payer program?
It’s a single payer program unless you actually use it.
I have no idea what you have in assets but Medicaid pays for my brother's nursing home care, completely.It’s a single payer program unless you actually use it.
Four days in a hospital gets you 120 (or maybe it’s just 100) days of paid rehab, after which you’re on your own. So the incentive is to get so sick that you need another four days in a hospital, which re-sets the clock. Otherwise …
Mrs E was in the hospital for three days in March. She was released to a rehab center, which they said they could only keep her for ten days because … the Medicare clock didn’t get re-set.
Then they released her to an assisted living facility that ended up costing more than 12k out of pocket just for one month, and did nothing to improve her condition. I took her home, and now wish I could find something - ANYTHING - even if it cost 12k, that could help her and give me a VERY needed break (“respite”).
Medicare did approve a couple visits per week from a PT and an ST, but then pulled the plug on that too. After a fight they now permit 1 PT visit per week, and I feel like it’s futile.
The system is designed to first protect itself, like most systems are. But in this case it means abandoning its primary mission in favor of its own perpetuation. Sadly, that means encouraging people to die if they represent a disproportionate burden on the system meant to keep them alive.
Too much in assets, and not enough, by far, to foot the bills for very long.
Pays for the bed, their SS pays for the rest, minus a tiny stipend, if I'm not mistaken.I have no idea what you have in assets but Medicaid pays for my brother's nursing home care, completely.It’s a single payer program unless you actually use it.
Four days in a hospital gets you 120 (or maybe it’s just 100) days of paid rehab, after which you’re on your own. So the incentive is to get so sick that you need another four days in a hospital, which re-sets the clock. Otherwise …
Mrs E was in the hospital for three days in March. She was released to a rehab center, which they said they could only keep her for ten days because … the Medicare clock didn’t get re-set.
Then they released her to an assisted living facility that ended up costing more than 12k out of pocket just for one month, and did nothing to improve her condition. I took her home, and now wish I could find something - ANYTHING - even if it cost 12k, that could help her and give me a VERY needed break (“respite”).
Medicare did approve a couple visits per week from a PT and an ST, but then pulled the plug on that too. After a fight they now permit 1 PT visit per week, and I feel like it’s futile.
The system is designed to first protect itself, like most systems are. But in this case it means abandoning its primary mission in favor of its own perpetuation. Sadly, that means encouraging people to die if they represent a disproportionate burden on the system meant to keep them alive.
I think you are: I believe it’s all conditional.
A number of primaries? From my count, looks like 4 for the US House. The DSA has lost 10 for the US House so far.
I guess we can get worked up about it if elections are actually held, and not at gunpoint.
Which part of what I said do you disagree with?
It does not mean that they cannot do a lot of damage trying. And would you dismiss crazy ideas in the GOP platform as "it's too difficult to implement" or would you rightly use their bad ideas as a reason that they should not be supported?
Because if Medicare was single-payer, it would pay for all healthcare for those eligible. But it does not cover everything, as there are still out of pocket costs. For example, Part A covers hospitals stays up to 60 days, but there is still a deductible (which already makes it not true single payer) and after 60 days there is a copayment. Part B covers 80% of eligible services, which is definitely not single payer.
Four is a number, right?
I believe the DSA is expected to have at least 15 legislators up from 9. That is an impressive percentage increase but there are 213 seats in both chambers. So even if they hit 21, that is not 10%. Hardly enough to cause trouble unless the split between the major parties is close. Right now 30 % are Republican, so a DSA landslide seems unlikely to cause much disturbance in governance.Four is a number, right?
And four is already too many. Especially when it includes highly toxic individuals like Avila Chevalier, who supports Hamas terror against Israel and who is dating former Al Qaeda lawyer Ramzi Kassem who is now working for the Mamdani regime.
I noticed that Blind Sheikh associate Adam Hamawy is not on their list. Maybe he is not a dues-paying member, but he is certainly DSA-adjacent. And speaking of Arabs, what's up with the use of the Arabic word "habibi" on their call to action button?
They have won a lot of races for the NY state legislature. This will spell trouble for the state going forward. Albany hasn't been exactly sane in a while, but things are about to get crazier.
Fear is the force multiplier, and Repugs are expert in its use.