ACA repeal

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They are not trying to figure out how to maintain coverage and other benefits of the ACA nor are they working on a replacement.

I'll guarantee you they are devising a plan to blame Democrats when the crap hits the fan after repeal.

That's who they are. Cold hearted scammers.

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1. +1 ... and I believe we'll see this with other/all repeals

I also expect a strong push towards privatization of public services.

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2. Appears Wall Street is weighing in on this

today and it is looking ugly for 30 million people.

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3. More than that

Caps on care will be reinstated.
Pre existing health conditions will be denied in the individual market.
Preventative care will be charged again.
Female rates will be higher than males.

Etc...

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8. We will see pre ACA.

That has been the GOP plan from the get go. People just do not get it. The Republican Party has been working through the State Legislatures via Gerrymandering,in order to maintain what Karl Rove calls the Permanent Republican Majority.

Koch Brothers have set up what sounds like consumer friendly sounding non profits in all 50 states. These lobbying groups targeting Health Care,Unions,and Social Security-Medicare. They have spent millions on these groups and now they want their due. Their goal is a Libertarian Society the same as Kansas.

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4. All for a $49k tax cut for the top earners.

While the #MAGA crowd are screaming that takers like me were socialists who were using the middle class to redistribute their earnings. Fucking idiots.

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5. Exactly and wait until the right dismantles the EPA, Social Security and Medicare.

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6. Their plan: Repeal. Period.

Tax cuts for the rich will take any money that could be used for a replacement. They'll say "we can't afford it".

Remember the Republican M.O. when they hate a successful gov't program that improves the lives of millions (that's all of them: medicare, social security, ACA) - simply STARVE IT OF REVENUE. Steal it, divert it, tie it up elsewhere but STARVE it.

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7. they're trying to figure out how to sneak in tax hikes against poor people

to make up for getting rid of the tax on payroll income over $200,000 and investment income for the rich.


the *only* thing republicans actually hate about the aca (other than it was an obama victory) is that its taxes are very progressive. remember that this was originally a right-wing heritage foundation idea.

their ideal replacement would have the same features but be funded with a much more regressive tax, like a national sales tax -- except that's too obvious, they need something that can be downplayed.

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9. France, 1789 is coming soon.