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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy can't we strip congress of its health insurance
while they diddle around with ours?
pangaia
(24,324 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,748 posts)Sucks, doesn't it?
mitch96
(13,912 posts)Not very well liked I might add. When the ACA was being debated, some news source asked why the american people could not have the same health care as the congress and senate. They quickly put a kabosh on that talk and quickly changed the subject... it would be too expensive!!!
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)stupid to handle that! Congress makes the rules, we watch and then blow it when we vote. So, we end up with a self-serving congress that serves themselves and screws the rest of the country. ... but then I return to the former, Americans are fucken stupid and are led around like sheep by manipulated propaganda from the media.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)All we can do is vote the bastards out.
DK504
(3,847 posts)Congress of their 1st class healthcare and keep it up we may wake some people up and realize how fucked over they are.
bresue
(1,007 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)As nice as the idea sounds, Congress votes on its own benefits. We have nothing to do with that.
This is yet another idea that cannot be accomplished, so it's of no use in fighting with our elected officials.
mitch96
(13,912 posts)fall on their sword to change this.. I doubt this would happen
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MineralMan
(146,317 posts)rurallib
(62,426 posts)But it sure would be nice if there was a way that they ( and all members of state legislatures also) would all lose their access to health care if one US citizen lost theirs for any reason -
mitch96
(13,912 posts)Right? How many millionaire lawyers fill these posts... Hummm I need a google search here...
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LakeArenal
(28,823 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)"OK, asshole, why don't you just let us get the healthcare YOU get? Deal?"
Effing bastards they are. Taking away health care coverage for disabled CHILDREN?
Oh, and while you are at it, taking away Planned Parenthood funding for a year (even tho Medicaid never paid for abortions) so women get denied the other health care and preventative screenings for cancer. So now they are saying that they don't want the government to tell you which provider you choose and then they turn around and deny it for WOMEN).
riversedge
(70,245 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)Depending on a state and their ballot initiative laws. However, it would most likely only apply to the State House and not federal politicians.