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cyninoregon's avatar

TrumpDoesNotCare

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ANNG14's avatar

Republican "death panels."

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Pierre_de_Fermat's avatar

That is part of the magical thinking behind these absurdities.

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Shartiblartfat's avatar

Jeebus fucking crow! Does anybody among the Republicans understand why people begin to disappear by 70 and disappear from actuarial tables before they're 120 years old!?! Who's going to take a bet they're not going to die?https://youtu.be/OGnE83A1Z4U

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TakingAmes's avatar

They generally don't feel the need to justify tax breaks for the uber wealthy.

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TakingAmes's avatar

It WAS their idea all along!

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theCryptofishist's avatar

Freedom to rip off the american people.

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theCryptofishist's avatar

And they did it to themselves. With some help from the Koch brothers.

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Daniel_Oriordan's avatar

Yep. Strip out anything of value like a biological chop shop and burn the rest.

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Daniel_Oriordan's avatar

The car companies complained during the Obamacare debate that it was hard to compete with foreign companies. The money the US companies' spent on current and retired employees' health care could be directed to R&D in foreign companies.

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Lefty Mark's avatar

The foxes have a powerful lobby -- several of them, in fact. The average wage earner does not. Does Ottawa have anything similar to K Street?

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Lefty Mark's avatar

The AMA, the hospital lobby and the nurse's associations were very prominent and vocal supporters of the Affordable Care Act. Medical professionals backed Obamacare by overwhelming majorities, and they made no secret of it.

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The Wanderer's avatar

Wait a tick. Batman's throwing a gang sign?

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mfp-6s,7s,9s's avatar

<snicker>teeheehee<snicker>

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mfp-6s,7s,9s's avatar

seriously--and he's 'the intellectual republican'...khaa-rhyst.....

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mfp-6s,7s,9s's avatar

but....but....Soshulism!!1!!1!!

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