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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 08:06 PM Feb 2017

62 year-old pig farmer warns GOP: Repealing Obamacare will create one great big death panel

[font size=3]Senator Chuck Grassley held a town hall in Iowa Falls. The line was out the door, and inside, Chris Petersen, a 62 year-old pig farmer, was waiting for him.[/font]


http://shareblue.com/62-year-old-pig-farmer-warns-gop-repealing-obamacare-will-create-one-great-big-death-panel/



There is something happening here, as demonstrated by the massive resistance being organized at Republican town halls recently.

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) found that out when folks lined up out the door for his Iowa Falls event that started at 7:45 in the morning:

[blockquote style="border: solid #000000 1px; padding:10px;"] Lines outside of Grassley town hall. Started at 7:45 am; half of crowd can't get in pic.twitter.com/jdu6bfUsCA

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 21, 2017

Among the constituents that Grassley met was 62 year-old pig farmer Chris Peterson, who powerfully encapsulated the catastrophic consequences of destroying the Affordable Care Act, in language that Republicans like Grassley can clearly understand:

(go to article to see video of confrontation with Grassley)

GRASSLEY: I haven’t see you for a long time. How are you doing?

PETERSEN: I’ve been busy.

I am on Obamacare. If it wasn’t for Obamacare we wouldn’t be able to afford insurance.

With all due respect, sir, you’re the man that talked about the death panels.

We’re gonna create one great big death panel in this country that people can’t afford to get insurance. Don’t repeal Obamacare. Improve it, for God’s sakes. (cheers and applause)


A study released prior to the enactment of the Affordable Care Act showed that about 45,000 Americans were dying annually due to a lack of health coverage. The CBO recently reported that repealing Obamacare would eventually increase the number of uninsured Americans by 32 million, so Peterson’s statement is backed up by the facts.

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62 year-old pig farmer warns GOP: Repealing Obamacare will create one great big death panel (Original Post) Bill USA Feb 2017 OP
Hope Grassley had his ears open riversedge Feb 2017 #1
his ears may be open, but.... lastlib Feb 2017 #3
I don't know who the pig farmer voted for, but it's almost like they only heard what they wanted.... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2017 #2
" showed that about 45,000 Americans were dying annually due to a lack of health coverage" keithbvadu2 Feb 2017 #4
Bused in from Massachusetts nt rpannier Feb 2017 #6
They don't care rpannier Feb 2017 #5
Grassley thought he'd escape angry crowds by scheduling a bone-weary early townhall. Ha! . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #7
Hey Chuckie, farmers get up real early. rickford66 Feb 2017 #8

Tarheel_Dem

(31,207 posts)
2. I don't know who the pig farmer voted for, but it's almost like they only heard what they wanted....
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 08:48 PM
Feb 2017

to hear when "The Con" was speaking. It's as if they want him to follow through with some promises, and 86 some others. WTF?

keithbvadu2

(36,362 posts)
4. " showed that about 45,000 Americans were dying annually due to a lack of health coverage"
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 10:48 PM
Feb 2017

" showed that about 45,000 Americans were dying annually due to a lack of health coverage"

Yeah, but those weren't people that counted.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
5. They don't care
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 10:58 PM
Feb 2017

Keep reminding yourself that. The refucklikkans in congress and their fundie supporters DO NOT CARE!
If half their family died, the fundies would just take it in stride that it was 'God's will.' and that abortion is the most important thing

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