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guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 03:14 PM Feb 2018

Sarah Palin was correct about the "death panels".

When the ACA, (or Romneycare, as it was previously known), was undergoing a year long debate, with hundreds of Congressional hearings, Sarah Palin and others talked about death panels. Those claims were dismissed by rational voters as hyperbolic and unfounded.

But with rumors that social spending programs will soon be considered for cuts, it is obvious that death panels do exist, and that the members of the death panels are considering how many people to hurt.

These death panels are made up of the GOP members of Congress, and the GOP members of the think tanks that provide intellectual rationale and cover for the GOP politicians.

After creating a 1.5 trillion increase in the Federal deficit, the GOP leadership will in all probability soon propose cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. These cuts will be framed as saving these programs, but the real purpose, as we all know, is to kill these programs and eliminate things that the 1% have always hated. And that is any social spending that does not directly and solely benefit them.

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Sarah Palin was correct about the "death panels". (Original Post) guillaumeb Feb 2018 OP
Oh, yes she was. MassLeftist12 Feb 2018 #1
Welcome to DU! Cary Feb 2018 #2
The shock doctrine in action. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #3

MassLeftist12

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1. Oh, yes she was.
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 04:10 PM
Feb 2018

The GOP believes in causing as much suffering to the poor as possible so they can treat their corporate overlords to more money. Worsening an already terrible wealth inequality problem. They are power-hungry dictators and no one should ever vote for them!

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
3. The shock doctrine in action.
Wed Feb 7, 2018, 12:02 PM
Feb 2018

Welcome to DU, and this conversation.

The GOP is terrible at governing, but excellent at framing and distracting low information voters.

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