Don2 (Don1 Revised)
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To be fair, his claim about Bernie being loony is a variant of criticisms from half the Party and media. They typically go like this: he doesn't know how he's going to pay for it, what a loony. Or it's impossible to implement those things! Even though, as an objective observer will note, they are implemented in other countries and they come from progressive taxation. The further argument expressed by a more nuanced crew is also disingenuous in talking about immense cost because it narrowly defines cost as strictly in terms of tax, not cost out of the purse that we already pay for things. I will add that Bernie doesn't really go far enough in his explanation of what's wrong with the price--it isn't that healthcare is twice as much as in other OECD countries--it's that is grows because in a for-profit industry, the profits have to keep increasing. That's the real reason for half the opposition, that various persons want their investment portfolios to continue to grow at the expense of the common person, and even the common good to an extent. None of this from me is meant to say that ObamaCare is evil or that expanding it is valueless. We could, though, in theory streamline things much more by having M4A and reduce cost if done properly. So let's not make TSwizzle appear to be just another loud-mouthed conservotard, he's saying things very similar to what other Bernie critics say, repeating a warped disingenuous narrative. Now, on the other hand, if he starts foaming at the mouth calling Obama a gay Musim, I will withdraw my post.
