“When you talk about having a system where you’re going to have private insurance and you’re going to have (a public) option going in, the rich and the healthy will go into private insurance, the poor and the sick will go into Medicare and cost that system an enormous amount of money,” Sanders said. “So it’s a failed idea in my view.”
You’re confused because people have this nostalgic notion that Trolly isn’t a world class shitposter.
If he’s capable of this level of introspection he might guess I’m still mad about the pitbull thread… And, lol, he’d be in the ballpark, but it’s more like that’s when I first noticed. That thread literally changed how I view the world significantly. A bunch of educated, intelligent dudes were presented with simple information that contradicted their view, on a topic with relatively low stakes, and their brains thoroughly broke.
I don’t doubt anyone’s sincerity anymore about what they believe. Trumpers, nazis, flat earthers, trickle down economists, people who think hot fruit is better than cold, etc.
Guy you forgot was running because he polls under 1% every time is FURIOUS that voters aren’t allowed to decide who’s in the debate, when the debate rules require a few % of VOTERS to get in them. (and some donations, but nobody’s misses the donos with also having the voting %)
The criteria is fine, primaries are soon, get some fucking votes or GTFO. (they like to refer to 2003, when Kerry/Edwards were very low and ended up at the top in Iowa, but the primaries that year were a fair bit further away timeline wise than now)