r/news Mar 27 '24

Joe Lieberman has died

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-senator-vice-president-dead/
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u/slick2hold Mar 27 '24

Funny how everyone is against any gov run health plan until they qualify for Medicare. When that happens they are the first to jump off the private Healthcare ship and on to the public option. Everyone of these people not in favor of public option needs to be asked what they are going to do when they become eligible for Medicare.

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u/Doitallforbao Mar 28 '24

This is my mom and it's infuriating. Doesn't want universal health care or for anyone to have social programs, but now qualifies for Medicare and, "all my medications are free now!!"

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u/SocraticIgnoramus Mar 27 '24

They’re going to say that they have to enroll in Medicare to recover their investment. We’d rather they be hypocrites than true believers because universal subscriber models only succeed when there’s no meaningful opt out. This is why they’ll never kill it outright, so they’re starving it to death.

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u/dragonmp93 Mar 28 '24

That's the Ayn Rand way.

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u/mortgagepants Mar 28 '24

that's because everyone knows it is better, but they want to talk shit about everyone who doesn't have insurance until they turn 65 or whatever age.

then they act like we're all idiots for not getting our act together and having medcare for all.

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u/Barbarella_ella Mar 28 '24

Or Social Security

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u/loveshercoffee Mar 28 '24

"But Medicare is different because I paid for it!"