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Related: About this forumRight-wing extremists face new moral conundrum
When Healthcare.gov actually starts working, GOP will have to choose between politics or their constituents' health
BRIAN BEUTLER
The confluence of two pieces of news last week will place Republicans at a moral crossroads either by this weekend, or whenever Healthcare.gov can legitimately be described as a working website.
The first came from Jeffrey Zients the Obama administration point person in charge of fixing Healthcare.gov who told reporters on Friday that the site will be able to handle 50,000 users at a time and 800,000 users a day by the the end of next week. Thats double the current capacity, and right in time for an expected surge in demand just before the end of the year.
The second came from the pro-reform group Families USA, which examined options available to 15 million people who are currently covered on the individual market (many of whose policies have been canceled and will lapse by the end of the year) under the Affordable Care Act.
According to Families USA, over 70 percent of those currently insured will either qualify for premium tax credits on state-based insurance exchanges, or become newly eligible for Medicaid coverage under the healthcare law.
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http://www.salon.com/2013/11/25/right_wing_extremists_face_new_moral_conundrum/
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Right-wing extremists face new moral conundrum (Original Post)
DonViejo
Nov 2013
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Mopar151
(9,997 posts)1. The "hard right" crowd
Would gladly kill a child if it would make their lawn greener.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)2. You know what's truly sad?
I have every reason to believe that most Republican politicians will choose political advantage over the health and welfare of their constituents.
That is tragic.
-Laelth
freshwest
(53,661 posts)3. No morals or politics involved. They already sided with the uber rich to kill the poor. n/t