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I mean, is it any wonder how the polls went from +9 points to a statistical tie in 5 short months?

You need to check your polls again.
Dems back up to +8.2 after a dip last month.

Well I'm glad the polls dipped just enough to allow the GOP to take two seats in California and NOT lose any of the 4 primaries the DNC said they were targeting to flip, and will likely lose at least one more seat in November. Thank goodness for that temporary dip.

I'll take 2 for 1 all day long. Is this the blue wave you were expecting?

No--the blue wave won't hit until November. We're only in primary season now.

No--the blue wave won't hit until November.

So let me guess you dems want another Obamacare, another tax hike, another-yeah you do and more government.

How about that?

How would that work? How would it be paid for?

How does every other 1st World country do it?

Paying for it would be the easy part! You're cutting the cost in half. The better questions is--"what should we do with the savings?"

How do they do it? How would that translate to the USA? It seems like you know how it would be done. Care to explain?

It's not rocket science. They don't have insurance companies mucking everything up and adding profits at multiple steps along the way. They don't have perverse incentives for Drs to overprescribe medication and diagnostic testing. If you're really interested, there are a LOT of articles that detail what works and what doesn't work w.r.t. healthcare.

(spoiler--the US system doesn't work)

You forgot to mention the 40 point swing in MO allowing a Dem state senator to win the special election. Why didn't you mention that one?

Here we go with the State races again! Republicans are so dominant on the State Level they pretty much can only lose seats at this point.

"Nevermind our performance in Fed Special Elections have been underwhelming. We won a State Seat in Upper New Katmandu!"

"They don't have insurance companies mucking everything up and adding profits at multiple steps along the way." - So how do they pay for it?

"They don't have perverse incentives for Drs to overprescribe medication and diagnostic testing." - How do they prevent those "incentives"?

How do they pay for it all?

They pay 1/2 the cost of what we do! Like I said--the better question is what do they spend their savings on??!!??

No, I'd actually like to know how they pay for it. Do you know?

I'm not sure what you're even asking. Like do people pay with cash or with a credit card? I don't know.

They pay much LESS than we do.

How much do they pay, how is it paid?

Also, you're borderline breaking one of the new rules implemented by @Patrick.

"Being overly argumentative for the sake of argument, harming the spirit of productive discussion"

Goran_K says

How much do they pay, how is it paid?

Also, you're borderline breaking one of the new rules implemented by @Patrick.

"Being overly argumentative for the sake of argument, harming the spirit of productive discussion"

Uh, OK. I honestly don't know what you are asking. Are you saying how can they afford it? Or what method of payment do they use? Or how is the money collected?

Are you trying to make a point about taxes? Who cares whether one pays via deductible, co-pay, or taxes? The total cost is all that matters.

Total costs to who? Are the total costs the same for everyone?