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mopinko

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Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:16 AM
Feb 2026

i think 1 reason m4a didnt catch on is that medicare is shit insurance. when a program needs 3 min infomercials on day time teevee to tell u y u need a medigap policy, that program is crap.
and after a yr of the orange menace slashing anything and everything, i’m nervous about the whole idea. always have been.

in a lot of states, medicaid is actually good insurance. have always thought the public option was the way to go, but for medicaid, not medicare. a lot of ppl love it, but i think most of those ppl have lived w NO insurance for a long stretch.

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Do you support Medicare for All? [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Feb 2026 OP
I posed that question to Mike Flood (repug Ne) Rver Feb 2026 #1
We can't afford not to. GreenWave Feb 2026 #2
I worked for a company that rewarded employees who didn't use any of their sick pay. CrispyQ Feb 2026 #4
As a Canadian, hell yes. roamer65 Feb 2026 #3
MediCAID for All leftstreet Feb 2026 #5
Respectfully, the proposed Medicare for All area51 Feb 2026 #17
Universal Health Care markie Feb 2026 #6
other mopinko Feb 2026 #7
Medicare is hardly shit insurance. Ms. Toad Feb 2026 #14
Sure. But Nobody Is Proposing That Right Now. MineralMan Feb 2026 #8
Half of Medicare is already Privatised as Medicare Advantage delisen Feb 2026 #9
+1 leftstreet Feb 2026 #10
Healthcare for all. Clouds Passing Feb 2026 #11
Huge yes mvd Feb 2026 #12
Yes. I'm not for free health care. Jacson6 Feb 2026 #13
I have Medicare mike_c Feb 2026 #15
I support Medicare for All and any and all PROGRESS made towards achieving universal healthcare. W_HAMILTON Feb 2026 #16
Need details BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2026 #18
yes onethatcares Feb 2026 #19
I support driving insurance out of the equation altogether. GoodRaisin Feb 2026 #20
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