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In reply to the discussion: GOP Says Blue States Can Keep Their Health Care. Red State Deplorables Are on Their Own (WOW) [View all]Freethinker65
(10,131 posts)11. Not if they give the tax cuts and take away all or part of the subsidies.
They want to sell lesser plans across state lines for less money (looks like it saves the consumer money up front, but ultimately provides less care with higher deductibles and caps, etc.) and let states decide how to spend any federal money with block grants. Not everyone will be able to figure out the best plan. They will do their best to confuse, and that recently worked...thus PE Trump. Will be interesting to see what GOP lead states that expanded Medicare for their citizens will do if this latest volley comes to a vote and gets passed into law.
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GOP Says Blue States Can Keep Their Health Care. Red State Deplorables Are on Their Own (WOW) [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Jan 2017
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Don't spend too much time trying to assess what she said. That was Susan Collins, and most of the
napi21
Jan 2017
#6
So do those making over 250K get their large tax cut with the partial ACA repeal plan??
Freethinker65
Jan 2017
#7
The results of this experiment could make "blue states" of these "red states," in rather short order
tritsofme
Jan 2017
#10
Not if they give the tax cuts and take away all or part of the subsidies.
Freethinker65
Jan 2017
#11
Agree with you but I was referring to the tax cuts that those making over 250k/year
Freethinker65
Jan 2017
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