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davekriss

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26. On Medicare?

Reply to Vinca (Reply #18)

Sat May 27, 2017, 11:53 AM

May 2017

You mean for the time being. The Republican plan is to turn the very popular Medicare program into a voucher system, giving older citizens some money to help buy private insurance. In other words, the unaffordability of the AHCA will spread into Medicare.

We've got to get the Republicans out of power!

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CBO: Republican health care bill raises premiums for older, poor Americans by as much as 850% [View all] TomCADem May 2017 OP

To use Hillary's words, it's cruel to poor, sick, and elderly. May Trump/his admin burn in hell iluvtennis May 2017 #1

why wait for hell... - n/t lapfog_1 May 2017 #14

But he's.... SergeStorms May 2017 #15

redumbliCONs need to go back to kindergarten to learn basic math. democratisphere May 2017 #2

I'm already paying more than half my income for health insurance. snot May 2017 #3

And I'm catching up with you...I have a daughter with mental health issue and am spending BIG $$ iluvtennis May 2017 #19

It's really scary. snot May 2017 #22

We gotta keep our hope though. Let's look at Trump as being in a very bad storm... iluvtennis May 2017 #23

In other words, they'd be left without. sandensea May 2017 #4

But Those Who Retain Coverage, Will Pay Dearly... TomCADem May 2017 #6

Exactly. sandensea May 2017 #7

++Agree iluvtennis May 2017 #24

It's a topsy-turvy world, isn't it. sandensea May 2017 #25

It's a death sentence for them dalton99a May 2017 #8

This, in my book, counts as attempted genocide. sandensea May 2017 #10

It is treason and mass murder dalton99a May 2017 #11

...against all enemies: foreign and domestic. sandensea May 2017 #12

It's a way for the GOP....... SergeStorms May 2017 #16

K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #5

Doctor's out of barns and mini vans, coming to town near you. sarcasmo May 2017 #9

Trump's determined to turn...... SergeStorms May 2017 #17

Exactly. iluvtennis May 2017 #20

I am one of those. jiminvegas May 2017 #13

That's what we had to do pre-Obamacare. Vinca May 2017 #18

On Medicare? davekriss May 2017 #26

Ah, but what you are missing is Turbineguy May 2017 #21

let's be clear: they don't expect them to pay the money Skittles May 2017 #27