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applegrove

(118,663 posts)
Wed May 3, 2017, 08:48 PM May 2017

Axelrod Tweet on vote tomorrow:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">At this point, it would be catastrophic for the WH and <a href="https://twitter.com/GOP">@GOP</a> to lose this health vote. And, given the plan, catastrophic for them to WIN!</p>— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) <a href="


">May 3, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Axelrod Tweet on vote tomorrow: (Original Post) applegrove May 2017 OP
I think they believe lapfog_1 May 2017 #1
Like those people who get lower cost health care do not know anyone 45 to 65 applegrove May 2017 #2
But the Ayn Rand sorts lapfog_1 May 2017 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author BigmanPigman May 2017 #4
I think they know it's dead on arrival in the Senate DefenseLawyer May 2017 #5
The thing is that they know they won't get re-elected in the house! BigmanPigman May 2017 #10
Oh it's not a good idea DefenseLawyer May 2017 #11
Back in the old days, there were teaching hospitals that performed angstlessk May 2017 #6
Do people realize that a pregnant person has to pay $20,000 BigmanPigman May 2017 #7
That should increase the rates of NCjack May 2017 #8
*white unborn BannonsLiver May 2017 #9
except when there is an urgent need for cannon fodder. nt brer cat May 2017 #12

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
1. I think they believe
Wed May 3, 2017, 08:54 PM
May 2017

that there are more people, healthy people, who do not get health insurance through their work, and who will pay lower premiums with the AHCA than there are people who will be shunted to the high risk pools (who currently have ACA insurance).

And I should say voters... not people.

I think they are wrong... and wrong about how people NOT in the ACA will vote and how many will be outraged enough to remove the GOP for all levels of government.

applegrove

(118,663 posts)
2. Like those people who get lower cost health care do not know anyone 45 to 65
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:01 PM
May 2017

who is working poor. Most of them do. And those people in that age group are less likely to be healthy and in this day and age often moving from one job to another.

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
3. But the Ayn Rand sorts
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:03 PM
May 2017

may know someone but they don't care enough to want ACA.

Many of these people are Trump voters.

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DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
5. I think they know it's dead on arrival in the Senate
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:08 PM
May 2017

So it's a lot like all their "votes" to repeal when they knew President Obama would veto. All for show, without the actual danger of being hated for their horrible plan becoming law.

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
10. The thing is that they know they won't get re-elected in the house!
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:56 PM
May 2017

So why in the he'll are they going forward with it AGAIN? They are slitting their own throats before their constituents can do it for them.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
6. Back in the old days, there were teaching hospitals that performed
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:09 PM
May 2017

certain surgeries for free, as a teaching tool...I got a 'free' hysterectomy by the same teaching school that neutered my cat...

Different students at a higher level, but they all worked for the community, and in turn received much needed experience...

I am not sure how it works today?

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
7. Do people realize that a pregnant person has to pay $20,000
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:12 PM
May 2017

and a cancer patient has to pay $150,000 additionally annually as pre-existing conditions? How do Rebubs justify this?! They should be drawn and quartered (actually that is too kind a punishment in my opinion).

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
8. That should increase the rates of
Wed May 3, 2017, 09:15 PM
May 2017

abortion and suicide. But, as well known, Republicans love only the unborn.

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