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House Republicans passed legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Thursday and replace it with the American Health Care Act (AHCA). If passed in the Senate, the proposed bill, described as a moral travesty, would gut health care coverage for millions, ax Medicaid expansions, and allow for discrimination against individuals with a lengthy list of pre-existing conditions that disproportionately affect women.
I was surprised, artist Edel Rodriguez told HuffPost, upon hearing the bill was voted through the House. Because of what happened a month ago, I figured it wouldnt pass. But these guys seem to be really intent on ruining lives. They kept at it.
Rodriguez is a Cuban-born, New York-based artist whose illustrations collapse the details of Trumps alarming rise to power into stark, urgent graphics that are as easily digestible as they are scathing. The day after AHCA was announced, Rodriguez uploaded two new images to his Facebook, again translating the nations angst and horror into imagery that pops and burns.
It makes it easier, he explained, if you have something you want to say right away. And you have an audience right away, too. People are angry, they are looking for something to hold on to, share and talk about. I want to help people realize they are not alone.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/edel-rodriguez-trump-illustration_us_590cbdede4b0104c734eb8d9?1m&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
The pictures tell the story.
KT2000
(20,576 posts)The time for polite discourse is over.
sheshe2
(83,744 posts)world wide wally
(21,740 posts)Anyone?
sheshe2
(83,744 posts)other than the fact that they are pure evil and that is what they are proud of.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)They know their supporters are far more tuned in to what they see than what they hear. All those white men guzzling Bud Lights and taking selfies while smiling their biggest shit-eating grins is what they'll remember long after their health insurance goes bye-bye.
spanone
(135,823 posts)hvn_nbr_2
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Mountain Mule
(1,002 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,774 posts)Make sure to mention this --- OFTEN
(Republican Congressman) voted for special benefits/treatment for himself and his family.
https://www.vox.com/2017/4/25/15429982/gop-exemption-ahca-amendment
Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal
Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for themselves and their staff.
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