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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's Plan for Lowering Healthcare Costs:
Reduce costs by decreasing the population that has health problems. Without treatment, people who can't afford healthcare will die, and will no longer be a burden on the system. It couldn't be simpler, and will also solve employment problems, since there will be fewer people looking for jobs. The same stragety applies to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SSDI and other programs. As the population goes down, the costs will go down. Soon, only healthy people will be left, reducing the need for healthcare programs.
Sound far-fetched? It's not, really, although he will never actually admit that such a thing is his real plan.
This attrition program will be called TrumpDon'tCare.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,159 posts)for healthcare and unfortunately this means some will suffer more than others, or indeed die.
We dont actually have limited resources, per se, what we have are unbelievably greedy people who actually dont care about anybody but themselves and sometimes their family, but often not even them.
ACA will be repealed with no replacement so the GOP can punish and harm Obama voters and Obama.
mcar
(42,490 posts)For tax cuts and walls.
Phoenix61
(17,038 posts)Defunding Planned Parenthood, removing birth control from insurance coverage and restricting access to abortion will increase the birth rate.
MineralMan
(146,364 posts)infant mortality and childbirth complications by TrumpDon'tCare health policies.
Phoenix61
(17,038 posts)The US already has one of the highest infant mortality rates in industrialized countries. That would make it even worse.
GP6971
(31,319 posts)anything is possible.
dembotoz
(16,879 posts)Upset the rednecks at his own peril
MineralMan
(146,364 posts)They voted based on their worst prejudices. Many voted for a person who will take what little they have and throw them out with the trash.
dembotoz
(16,879 posts)When Goldman Sachs forecloses on their trailer perhaps with no Obama around hey will turn on trump
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Allen Grayson Rule. Get sick,go die somewhere.
MineralMan
(146,364 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Last edited Mon Jan 16, 2017, 10:57 PM - Edit history (1)
Birth control cost should be forced to be sterilized and refrain from any and all sexual activity.
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)moondust
(20,042 posts)erinlough
(2,176 posts)It isn't just the minority almost president, it is the entire Republican Party. They have a mindset that if you are sick it is your own fault and nothing should be done to stop "gods plan". I have to say I know I read this somewhere as a part of the dominionist movement. Old people, people with medical conditions, let god deal with them, it's hands off, the final solution.
Johonny
(21,023 posts)We can assume he hasn't thought that much about this issue beyond that.
His goal is to kill Obama's signature legislation so as to diminish in history Obama's impact.
Trump don't care... that is the truth.
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