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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
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