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littlemissmartypants

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15. Why bother repealing/replacing ACA...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 12, 2025, 09:35 AM

8 hrs ago

When you can just slash everything down to the bone, subsequently close hospitals, bankrupt clinics and destroy healthcare everywhere?

What good will insurance be when there are no billing offices to process the invoices because the providers have all had to take jobs with Door Dash?

❤️ RESIST!! ✊️

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House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts [View all] BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago OP

As if the wealthiest administration in history gives a single flying fuck about "hardworking middle-class families." Karasu 11 hrs ago #1

" hardworking middle-class families." use Medicaid too underpants 11 hrs ago #2

I know a similar person, I bet everyone does. gab13by13 10 hrs ago #4

40% of Moses Mike's district (LA-4) is on Medicaid. underpants 9 hrs ago #9

Apparently it doesn't matter what you do to others SomedayKindaLove 6 hrs ago #18

These massive cuts will close nursing homes and small hospitals in rual America Bengus81 10 hrs ago #6

Make room for Grandma. I don't think most realize the effect of just these 100+ days underpants 9 hrs ago #10

key word , needed help AllaN01Bear 7 hrs ago #16

A couple of mouse clicks reveal who gets the payoffs from the "cuts." Miles Archer 1 hr ago #27

It's really going to cost 4.7 - 7 trillion. gab13by13 11 hrs ago #3

✅ Dems should hold their own townhalls with or without the incumbent Repub underpants 9 hrs ago #11

This is happening right now. murielm99 8 hrs ago #12

Good. underpants 8 hrs ago #13

But...$100M and destroyed streets in DC for the Fuhrer's birthday parade? NO PROBLEM!! Bengus81 10 hrs ago #5

And, the purge continues. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 10 hrs ago #7

Is this another GOP ploy to force the Democrats to raise the debt ceiling 4 trillion so Trump can give his LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #8

How many of those 8.7 million will die from preventable diseases? William Seger 8 hrs ago #14

That's just icing on the cake for them Bayard 5 hrs ago #20

Why bother repealing/replacing ACA... littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #15

here we goeth again, attacing the social programs. AllaN01Bear 7 hrs ago #17

The thing to remember is that in the mind of big-C Conservatives, Medicaid itself is "waste, fraud and abuse". JHB 5 hrs ago #19

I often post the personification of what you wrote that was described by Grover Norquist back in 2012 BumRushDaShow 5 hrs ago #21

Also the personification of my observation "there has always been a part of the Conservative Movement... JHB 5 hrs ago #22

Medicaid hildegaard28 4 hrs ago #23

My brain read the title as Medieval Cuts flamingdem 3 hrs ago #24

Correction...they tried to repeal...never replace ACA JT45242 2 hrs ago #25

I'll guarantee the Health Insurance cabal does NOT want the ACA killed Bengus81 1 hr ago #28

Brother worked for hmo companies until he retired 2 years ago, they wanted to kill ACA JT45242 23 min ago #29

Devastating cuts for the poorest and most vulnerable Picaro 2 hrs ago #26