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Cyrano

(15,309 posts) Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:57 AM Saturday

So regarding Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, Social Security, [View all]

they are EARNED benefits. But Republicans have always called them "government handouts."

Does anyone want to venture a guess as to what those programs will look like a year from now? They are about to screw America's elderly, but they wont stop there. Children, workers, Democrats, women, LGBTQ's, immigrants, Muslims, Jews, and many, many more are on their "let's screw them" list.

The bare hint of justice I see here is that all who voted for Trump will be screwed just as badly as the rest of us. Elections have consequences. So does bigotry, misogyny, ignorance, and outright stupidity.

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So regarding Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, Social Security, [View all] Cyrano Saturday OP

They need far more than merely "just as much" TheKentuckian Saturday #1

My fear is they allow sub-standard insurers HereForTheParty Saturday #2

like they did with Medicare "Advantage" Skittles Saturday #63

Even worse HereForTheParty Sunday #67

yes MA has to toe the line - for now Skittles Sunday #69

Medicaid and Obamacare are not earned benefits Fiendish Thingy Saturday #3

Either way Bettie Saturday #7

Indeed. The cruelty is the point of it all. Nt Fiendish Thingy Saturday #8

What's going to be "funny" Bettie Saturday #9

Well, I suppose widespread suffering is one way to unify the country. Nt Fiendish Thingy Saturday #16

Yes, but "earned" puts them into the category of Igel Saturday #18

I'm not a lawyer, but I disagree. People and their employers pay into spooky3 Saturday #52

My bad. You're right. But the'll still get the hatchet. Cyrano Saturday #10

Canceling Medicaid can still collapse care facilities.... Hope22 Saturday #42

Republicans do not care if the system collapses BigMin28 Saturday #55

Eventually the chicken comes home to roost! Nt Hope22 Saturday #59

They will be privatized gab13by13 Saturday #4

Yes gutting Medicare will do the most damage. Irish_Dem Saturday #11

When the Republicans tank markodochartaigh Saturday #24

Yes I agree. Irish_Dem Saturday #27

There should be different levels of income tax based on type of income LiberalFighter Saturday #49

The tax code will be written to favor the rich. Irish_Dem Saturday #58

It always has BigMin28 Saturday #60

Very good summation. The VCs have been waiting for a repeat of 2008 erronis Saturday #33

That will result The Madcap Saturday #56

I hear you on the medical care aspect. KentuckyWoman Saturday #20

I think vapor2 Saturday #5

If they are rigging the elections with Russian help, they don't care what voters think. Irish_Dem Saturday #29

And we heard that directly from the horses mouth, did we not? KPN Saturday #40

Sometimes it is not paranoia, it is realanoia. Irish_Dem Saturday #47

Republicans will not outright eliminate SS or Medicare. yardwork Saturday #6

Yes the plan is to turn over SS and Medicare to the billionaires who will suck out all the money Irish_Dem Saturday #12

Yep, this is TrumpWorld Cyrano Saturday #14

Yep. Like turkeys voting for Thanksgiving. Irish_Dem Saturday #17

The "non-profit" hospitals are already doing a piss-poor job of treating the uninsured. erronis Saturday #38

Removing taxes on ss just gives an excuse to remove colas. The Madcap Saturday #57

I hope these smart asses who are so happy now realize they will be supporting their parents and grandparents in the futu Walleye Saturday #13

People who voted for Trump don't care about anyone but themselves. Irish_Dem Saturday #31

I don't know, even the hardest case won't let their grandmother starve to death, I hope Walleye Saturday #34

Tariffs will crash the market and cause hyper-inflation. usonian Saturday #15

Whoa-what about AI? TheFarseer Saturday #64

AI has run out of training data, including the entire corpus of planet earth. usonian Saturday #65

Trump doesn't keep any promises. KentuckyWoman Saturday #19

It's not just Trump Cyrano Saturday #21

The Heritage Foundation's-Nazi Manifesto-Project 2025 will do to American Democracy,... magicarpet Saturday #53

Even Trump may be inclined to keep his promises to Putin. Irish_Dem Saturday #32

Aside from the right's fake made-for-tv Sutherlandesque body-snatcher's reaction to The Other... Hugin Saturday #22

The number of people who will break thru the social safety net Marthe48 Saturday #23

We may get that wish. :( Irish_Dem Saturday #39

My in-laws live on Social Security and Medicare... ECL213 Saturday #25

The handouts are to not grow food or oil companies to give back as bribes. GreenWave Saturday #26

Ohh, if project 2025 is enacted it's going Farmer-Rick Saturday #28

Two nights ago I had a dream about my grandparents who lost everything in the Great Depression. Irish_Dem Saturday #41

Some times your brain Farmer-Rick Saturday #50

Don't forget Military Tricare for retired military cpamomfromtexas Saturday #30

Tricare would be a very lucrative grift for Musk and his pals. Irish_Dem Saturday #43

One simple example of canceling Medicaid.... Hope22 Saturday #35

I think the word you are looking for is "annihilation." Irish_Dem Saturday #46

Exactly! Hope22 Saturday #48

I'm pretty sure there was no literal shit on a fan Skittles Saturday #61

Well there were a shitload of people Hope22 Saturday #66

I'd like to see a reporter asking Rick Scott Arne Saturday #36

Hear hear! Well stated. Sums everything up to a T ... and succinctly. KPN Saturday #37

They will screw the poor first, as always Pinback Saturday #44

More means testing and draconian cuts of 22% bucolic_frolic Saturday #45

Republicans also make a lot of money off the 100+ million covered by these programs. So do Democrats, for that matter. Silent Type Saturday #51

Non-MAGA Republicans in Congress need to form a coalition with Dems to challenge and fight the con's draconian cuts onetexan Saturday #54

they're not gonna do a fucking thing except goose step to Donald Fucking Trump Skittles Saturday #62

The data from those programs John Shaft Sunday #68