I love a good up against the odds story. Only in America can a working class, single mother of two children, nurse, COVID 19 survivor win a Missouri primary without the backing of big money or established voices from the Democratic Party. I may not agree with her entire platform but I respect her hard work, independence, and forthrightness. Congrats to Cori Bush.
She's an advocate for Medicare for all. i did not see how the US could afford this policy. Given the massive, epic scale of the devastation to the health care and economic system created by COVID 19, my thoughts have changed about this policy.
We do not have to reinvent the wheel. Not having the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unthinkable and would be complicit in outright anti-humanitarian actions. State by state piece meal does not work as we have people who live in the same country with woefully inadequate medical facilities.
Editing and revising and strengthening the ACA is more than a possibility and provides immediate solutions. Looking at how Canada and several other countries have handled the pandemic through their nationalized health care system should be a long term project.
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