Immigrants Are Bad For America, Mr. Trump?

Immigrants are bad for America? Bad for our country? Our nation? Really, Mr. Trump? Republicans?

Forget that we're a nation of immigrants, of course, this article points out exactly why we, uh, actually NEED IMMIGRANTS?

'This will be catastrophic': Maine families face elder boom, worker shortage in preview of nation's future

A bit from the article:

“The disconnect between Maine’s aging population and its need for young workers to care for that population is expected to be mirrored in states throughout the country over the coming decade, demographic experts say. And that’s especially true in states with populations with fewer immigrants, who are disproportionately represented in many occupations serving the elderly, statistics show.

Care workers in Maine were paid about $11.37 an hour in 2017, according to an AARP report, with a 2019 minimum wage of $11 an hour. As Kristi Penny, who has cared for Honey for four years, noted over the phone: ‘Even Dunkin’ Donuts pays you more.’
So actually, folks--this is especially to the anti-immigrant crowd--AMERICA COULD USE AND IN FACT, NEEDS IMMIGRANTS.

You racist rocket scientists.

People Whom I Can't Understand Vote Republican

Herewith, a short list of people who I cannot, for the life of me, understand why they would be or call themselves or, God forbid, vote Republican.

• Gays
• Transgendered
• Black Americans
• Middle Class Americans
• Lower Class Americans
• Elderly (unless they're already wealthy, of course)
• Women
• People in the military
• Veterans
• Anyone with an education
• Anyone who considers themselves to be Christian

I just don't get it.

God knows they're out there but...

Wow.

Links:

GOP platform 2016: Republicans vote against same-sex marriage

Anti-Gay Politicians | List of US Leaders Against Gay Rights

How Voter ID Laws Discriminate Against Racial Minorities

GOP Voter ID Laws Would Disenfranchise Millions Of Blacks

Getting a photo ID so you can vote is easy. Unless you're poor, black

AARP warns senators against supporting GOP healthcare bill

After Passing Senate Tax Bill, GOP to Target Seniors' Earned Benefits

Unjust GOP budget and tax plan cuts the safety net for seniors

Senate Republicans reject equal pay bill

GOP blocks minimum wage, sick leave proposals 

House rejects $2 billion in new funding for VA's healthcare

Republicans Vote Against our Veterans — Again

GOP Voted Against 7 Bills to Help Veterans

41 Republican Senators Voted Against a Landmark Veterans Bill

U.S. Senate Republicans block veterans' health bill

How often do Republicans undermine veterans? Here's a list

Senate Fight Stalls Funding for Troops, Veterans 

Republicans, Their AHCA, aka "Trumpcare", at Last

Cut health insurance coverage for 23 million Americans?

Slash Medicaid?

Make it harder for the elderly to get health insurance?

Make it harder for the disabled to have health insurance?

Make it harder for America's Veterans to have health insurance?

Make it harder for women to have health insurance?

Make it harder for families to have health insurance?

Take away the mandate for those with pre-existing conditions to get and have health insurance?

But give yet more tax cuts to the already-wealthy?

Really?

This is who we are?

This is who we want to be?

Tell us how this isn't oligarchy and plutocracy, both.

Fortunately, there is this.

Four GOP senators say they can't vote 

for Republican health care bill

And it only takes 4 Republicans defecting to kill it. There's no telling how many more won't be able to back it, as word of this nightmare gets out.

One last note. Check out what happened at the very cowardly and heartless Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office today, too.

Capitol Police drag disabled protesters out of wheelchairs during Trumpcare protests

This is not going to go well. It's not going to go well for them. How every Republican in Congress isn't already running from this thing, this health care nightmare, is anyone's guess.

I will be very, very surprised if this bill of theirs, the Republicans, isn't DOA.

Already.

Links:

Here's the simplest takedown of the Republican scheme to take away health care from millions

Senate's health care bill shreds Medicaid 

and essential health benefits

The people who will be hurt the most 

by Trump's Medicaid plan

Many Republican senators are unhappy about the AHCA draft

Senator Roy Blunt Is Lying To Missourians and America About Health Care Today

Senator Blunt, one of our two Senators here in Missouri, posted on Facebook today. What he posted is not just a lie but it makes me angry.  What he wrote:

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.

Poll: Just 15 percent of doctors 

want ObamaCare repealed

Even doctors who voted Trump support Obamacare.

Most Doctors Who Voted For Trump 

Don't Want Obamacare Repealed

Their plan, the Republicans' plan, the AHCA, "Trumpcare", would hurt the disabled, for starters.

The disabled will pay 

for the GOP's Medicaid cuts

The AHCA Creates the "Perfect Storm" 

for People with Disabilities

Their plan would also hurt the poor.

How the AHCA Leaves the Old, Sick, 

and Poor Behind 

It would hurt the elderly.

AHCA's End To Cost Sharing Reductions 

Slams Older, Sicker Americans

it would hurt Veterans, for God's sake.

President Donald Trump's Moves 

Could Hurt Veterans' Health

Heck, even their supposed leader, President Trump calls it out for what it is.

Trump calls House healthcare bill 'mean'

And why wouldn't he call it mean?

Trump Budget Cuts Medicaid Even More 

Than House Health Bill

So just who would or does  their ultra-secret plan help?  Take a guess. It's Republicans, after all.

Republican Health Care Bill Delivers 

Big Tax Cut For The Rich

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.

CBO: Republicans' AHCA Would Leave 

23 Million More Uninsured

That isn't even touching exactly how they're writing their horrible health care bill for nation.

Secret Republican Senate Talks 

Shaping Health Care Legislation

13 Men, and No Women, Are Writing 

New G.O.P. Health Bill in Senate

The fact is, right now, Americans very much support the current plan, the ACA, "Obamacare. This is from February of this year.

Polls: Support for Obamacare 

at all-time high

And this is from April of this year.

Gallup: ObamaCare has majority support 

for first time

And if Obamacare is "imploding", how do Americans feel about the Republicans' upcoming plan?

Majority of Americans don't like 

GOP health care bill

Check out exactly how few Americans support the Republicans' new plan for us.

Quinnipiac poll shows 17 percent 

of American support Trumpcare

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.

To Trump Voters, Supporters

Here's to all of the people who voted for Trump:

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.

Kudos.