So I see a lot of people on Twitter being dumb about this whole thing Jimmy Dore said.

AOC included.

Her responses are cringe as fuck, but that's because the whole premise of both sides of the argument is fucking stupid.

So the issue is:

"Progressives" should withhold their vote for Pelosi unless she brings a floor vote to the house.

Alright, what the ever living hell is that?

Sorry, Jimmy Dore is an idiot.

He could have easily made this a "Stop Pelosi" push, but instead he said they should "support Pelosi if she gets a vote on Medicare for All"?

This has half the people saying "Yes! Do this" and the other half saying "Uhh, that seems dumb?"

Possible fix? Just outright block Pelosi with no conditions.

Take the Medicare for All issue off the table and suddenly the "uhh, that seems dumb?" people warm to the idea.

After all, both positions fail to clearly state that Pelosi under any circumstance is unacceptable in that position.

I'm going to try and contact Cori Bush's staff and talk with them about this idea, I feel like she might bite. If anybody else is a constituent of a "progressive" rep, I suggest you do the same.

  • OhWell [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Single payor healthcare systems require having the ability to deficit spend, which, unlike the federal government, most states can’t do. Vermont failed at their single payor system in part because of this issue.

    This is a great point that most aren't talking about. A lot of southern states can't do it either cause they are broke and lack the ability to deficit spend. That's always what they tell us when they start cutting back on medicaid and other entitlements. With the pandemic and everything unfolding, we're going to hear more pushes for austerity since all I hear locally is how my state is broke and the states around us.