• partial_accumen
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    23 months ago

    Kelly’s positions on things like insurance are awful,

    I went looking when you posted this. He’s not in favor of single payer, which I am, but he’s a big proponent of the ACA, Tricare, and Medicare (where he supported Medicare Advantage options. Here’s the source I found. source

    I’d like him to be better, but he could be far worse on healthcare.

    • rhythmisaprancer
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      13 months ago

      That’s a fair point, but ACA is just such a low bar. Awful is probably too strong, but I would say his position on health care is poor.

      • partial_accumen
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        13 months ago

        The other side has wanted to repeal the ACA for years and replace it with Swiss cheese policies that don’t offer comprehensive coverage… Since Kelly is supporting the ACA and other government run healthcare initiatives, it makes him infinitely better than the other side. That said, I’d prefer single payer.

        • rhythmisaprancer
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          13 months ago

          I agree with you, except that I am not comparing him to the other side right now, I am comparing him to other potential Vice Presidents. We really need single payer to be a main talking point.