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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenator Bernie Sanders: “How many people will die if the Affordable Care Act is repealed?”
In case you missed it:
The Week in Review
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Obamacare How many people will die if the Affordable Care Act is repealed? Sanders asked at a hearing he chaired Thursday on what would happen if Obamacare is repealed. The hearing came on the 10th day of a government shutdown forced by House Republicans insisting that any deal to reopen the government defund the health care law. Watch excerpts from the hearing, Read Greg Kaufmanns piece in The Nation
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http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/the-week-in-review-101113
GOP's Obamacare spite means death toll for red states
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024754281
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)at best, and Republicans are beating Dems in generic polling in many places, and are on track atm to actually take the Senate.
That complete lack of memory is the most infuriating thing about American politics. Republicans can do anything idiotic or dastardly as a whole, and get away with it electorally, as long as they make sure they do it more than 8 months or so before an election.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)at best, and Republicans are beating Dems in generic polling in many places, and are on track atm to actually take the Senate.
That complete lack of memory is the most infuriating thing about American politics. Republicans can do anything idiotic or dastardly as a whole, and get away with it electorally, as long as they make sure they do it more than 8 months or so before an election.
...benefit from everyone repeating their talking points often.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)If there is anything I have learned in the past while, is that. The Pugs are master liars and know how human nature works in this department. They know how to divide and conquer like no one else. Pity people are so stupid to fall for it - like witless little children.
Tell something often enough and even what you think are intelligent people, will fall for it - far, far too many fall for it.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)Because it's only poor people, they don't give a shit.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"Not enough for Republicans to care"
...made to care.
ACA Tide Turns: Protesters Arrested In GA, GOPer Schools Scottie
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024695722
When reality hits them hard enough, which I'm sure is why NH's legislature cave on Medicaid expansion: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024752890
steve2470
(37,457 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)http://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1665&DateTime=3%2F31%2F2014+6%3A13%3A27+AM&Term=%22Bernie+Sanders%22&PlayClip=TRUE
Long Lines As Obamacare Enrollment Deadline Fast Approaches (PHOTOS)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024754810
Hospitals chart ways to boost care, funding under ACA
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024757937
A Brief History: Universal Health Care Efforts in the US
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024755799
Sheepshank
(12,504 posts)I have seen the counter arguments so many times on DU recently: because there was no single payer, universal, socialized health, there should have been nothing, holding out for the gold standard !!
Such short sighted extremism is the norm here lately *sigh*