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Thursday, November 26, 2020
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Meanwhile, Republicans are Coming After Your Health Insurance, America
This is what's going on today. God and heavens help us, America. Republicans and the Right Wing are coming for your health insurance.
Trump’s justice department to argue for end of Obamacare at supreme court
The Affordable Care Act, which allows people to access preventive health services at no cost, will be brought before a conservative majority court
This is the Republican Party, ladies and gentlemen. This is who they are. This is what they want. This is what they do. They're for, after all, corporations and corporate America and the already-wealthy. They're not for you and me. They're not for the middle class or poor.
In the middle of the worst, most killing, deadly international pandemic in the last more than 100 years, the Republican Party is actually trying to kill Obamacare which will most surely end health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Americans, at the very least, if not millions.
They're doing this now. Right now. Today.
Pre-existing conditions?
Fuggedaboudit.
Thanks, Republicans!
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Monday, December 3, 2018
A Few Reasons I'm a Democrat
This leaves out, of course, all the things Republicans do and have been doing, in Congress, across the states, across the nation, to their respective states, to their constituents and so, to the nation so yes, it's a long but partial list.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Senator Roy Blunt Is Lying To Missourians and America About Health Care Today
Obamacare is imploding. In Missouri, premiums on the Obamacare exchanges have increased by 145 percent, on average, since 2013, and 25 counties may have no provider offering health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges next year.
That's what he says and what Republicans in that political party want us to believe but here are the facts.
First, Obamacare is anything but "imploding."
More Americans have health insurance
than ever
Even doctors support it.
Even doctors who voted Trump support Obamacare.
Their plan, the Republicans' plan, the AHCA, "Trumpcare", would hurt the disabled, for starters.
Their plan would also hurt the poor.
It would hurt the elderly.
it would hurt Veterans, for God's sake.
Heck, even their supposed leader, President Trump calls it out for what it is.
And why wouldn't he call it mean?
So just who would or does their ultra-secret plan help? Take a guess. It's Republicans, after all.
If you already have money, here's yet one more plan--and a great one--for you. If you're sick or get sick or you're elderly or disabled or a Veteran?
It sucks to be you.
So while the rich get even richer, more Americans would be dropped from heath care insurance, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office or CBO.
That isn't even touching exactly how they're writing their horrible health care bill for nation.
The fact is, right now, Americans very much support the current plan, the ACA, "Obamacare. This is from February of this year.
And this is from April of this year.
And if Obamacare is "imploding", how do Americans feel about the Republicans' upcoming plan?
Check out exactly how few Americans support the Republicans' new plan for us.
So, it seems clear here, given all the above, that Senator Blunt and any and all like him who would say or are saying that Obamacare is collapsing in on itself and/or that Americans don't want or don't like Obamacare clearly don't know the facts or, especially, the wishes of the American people.
Don't tell us it's raining, Senator Blunt. We know better.
Friday, March 17, 2017
To Trump Voters, Supporters
Remember when the so-called President said he was going to donate his salary?
He just accepted his second paycheck. Says he'll pay it back later.
Remember when he said Mexico was going to pay for the wall?
He has asked Congress to appropriate the $25 billion of taxpayer money to cover costs.
Remember when he said he was going to divest from his businesses?
He changed his mind.
Remember when he said he was going to release his tax returns?
Again, changed his mind.
Remember when he said he wasn't going to go on vacation or play golf?
5 of the last 7 weekends he went on vacation and played golf, costing taxpayers $11.1 million.
And he's going again this weekend.
Remember when he said he was going to use American steel to build these dangerous pipelines?
Russian steel arrived last week for the Keystone Pipeline XL.
Remember when he said would defeat ISIS in 30 days?
He still has no plan whatever.
Remember when he said he was going to appropriate money to historic Black colleges?
He lied to get a photo-op.
Remember when he said he was going to drain the swamp of Washington insiders?
His cabinet is filled with lobbyists, oil and Wall Street executives.
Remember when he said he wasn't going to cut social security and Medicare?
The Republican bill does just that.
Remember when he said that nobody on his campaign has any communications with Russian govt?
7 in his administration--so far--have now admitted they spoke and/or met with Russian officials, after they lied and got caught.
Remember when he said that the Obamacare replacement would cover more people at lower cost?
The AHCA that the GOP and he are now pushing; they now admit will cover fewer people at a higher cost.
So here's to you, Trump voters, Trump supporters.
Unless you regret that vote and now, that support, the rest of us out here in America have no idea what you're thinking. You got duped but we have to pay the costs for your mistakes, too. And the poor and elderly have to pay a "higher price" than just about any of us.
Remember when he said he was going to use American steel to build these dangerous pipelines?
Russian steel arrived last week for the Keystone Pipeline XL.
Remember when he said would defeat ISIS in 30 days?
He still has no plan whatever.
Remember when he said he was going to appropriate money to historic Black colleges?
He lied to get a photo-op.
Remember when he said he was going to drain the swamp of Washington insiders?
His cabinet is filled with lobbyists, oil and Wall Street executives.
Remember when he said he wasn't going to cut social security and Medicare?
The Republican bill does just that.
Remember when he said that nobody on his campaign has any communications with Russian govt?
7 in his administration--so far--have now admitted they spoke and/or met with Russian officials, after they lied and got caught.
Remember when he said that the Obamacare replacement would cover more people at lower cost?
The AHCA that the GOP and he are now pushing; they now admit will cover fewer people at a higher cost.
So here's to you, Trump voters, Trump supporters.
Unless you regret that vote and now, that support, the rest of us out here in America have no idea what you're thinking. You got duped but we have to pay the costs for your mistakes, too. And the poor and elderly have to pay a "higher price" than just about any of us.
Kudos.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
As President Obama Says Goodbye Today
For us.
For the people.
Yes we can.
Yes we did.
And we must do still more.
Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you and First Lady Michelle and your children and entire family. We have a nation of thanks.
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Republicans' Plan To Repeal Obamacare---With No Replacement
The media have been reporting that Republicans in Washington have every intention of repealing, at long last, "Obamacare", the Affordable Care Act, also known as the ACA. They've wanted to for years, of course. They wrote and attempted to pass this repeal at least 60 times in Congress, literally, wasting all that time and energy and so, our American taxpayer dollars, in their efforts.
Meanwhile, more Americans have health insurance for the first time in the nation's history. There are a lot more successes of the program, too.
Obamacare: an unheralded success
- The Boston Globe
There are rumors out there that the Republicans won't wipe it all away, that they'll keep some of it. It's difficult to tell. What's clear is that, after all these years of not wanting the ACA, they did not have then, nor do they, today, a replacement for it. Likely more than 20 million Americans could, then, lose their health insurance. Who knows? They surely don't.
What we do know is this, from the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. It was true then, when he said it and it's still patently, sadly true.
I've pointed this out before. We have, beyond measure, the most expensive, exclusive, killing health care system in the world, bar none.
Once again, US has most expensive,
least effective health care system
It's the most expensive health care system in the world. So much so, it's killing us. We also have the worst, lowest mortality rates of the top 17 industrialized nations.
So yes, we need health care solutions, Republicans.
Please stop putting your political party, your careers and the already-wealthy and corporations ahead of the needs of the American people, the nation.
Please stop putting your political party, your careers and the already-wealthy and corporations ahead of the needs of the American people, the nation.
Link:
GOP launches long-promisedrepeal of Obamacare with
no full plan to replace it
Friday, November 11, 2016
Question for Republicans in 2017
A question now, for Republicans in Washington, D.C., now that you're got the President-elect (I still shudder, thinking about that one) and both the Senate and House of Representatives.
You famously, publicly declared a policy of blocking and obstructing our twice-elected President from getting anything done, from getting any of his goals achieved while he was in office.
Fortunately, through hard work and time, we still got things done for the people, not least of which was the ACA, "Obamacare" and a list of others.
Now that you will have control of virtually all of Washington, are you going to make our government work, in general?
More specifically, are you finally, at long last, going to write, propose and pass a jobs/infrastructure bill in the coming year?
Our infrastructure needs the updating and improving and modernization and sorely, as we all know.
Additionally, the nation, we Americans, need the jobs and heaven knows the economy needs the boost.
Since it will now be on "your watch" and any success on your hands, are you going to work together and get this done?
Sure, we know you want to dismantle Obamacare and the EPA and other programs. (It would be nice if you'd dismantle the Republican boondoggle called Homeland Security you all created during the George W. Bush adminstration).
But could you, would you, will you now, at long, long last give us this jobs/infrastructure bill, please?
It's the least you can do, it's positive and it would and will help the nation in at least the 3 ways I described above.
Please. We're begging you. Do this one, big, great thing.
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