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Yavin4

(35,355 posts)
Sun Jun 25, 2017, 12:38 AM Jun 2017

The Republican health care bill is a test. A very, very, very important test.

What the Republicans truly want to do is go after ALL domestic spending programs. However, most of these programs directly benefit the White, middle and lower classes. Cutting them off will cause serious pain, and may trigger a class revolt, esp. if you cut medicaid and then give tax cuts to billionaires.

If they get this through, this will be the blue print for going after Medicare, Social Security, and mortgage deductions. If they don't pay a political price for kicking the affirmed off of healthcare, then they have carte blanche to do whatever they want.

Will it trigger a class war? Probably not. There's always a racial minority group to blame. See the 2008 housing collapse and how they blamed the C.R.A.:

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-22/lending-to-poor-people-didn-t-cause-the-financial-crisis

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The Republican health care bill is a test. A very, very, very important test. (Original Post) Yavin4 Jun 2017 OP
If they don't pay a political price--then they will have carte blanche to do whatever they want. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2017 #1
I really fear that with Trump leading the way there will be no political price. Kablooie Jun 2017 #2
They are playing the same game they have always played... C Moon Jun 2017 #3
Their plan will cause chaos in every state elmac Jun 2017 #4
Medicare is definitely in their sights.. BamaRefugee Jun 2017 #5
And Social Security MiniMe Jun 2017 #6

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
1. If they don't pay a political price--then they will have carte blanche to do whatever they want.
Sun Jun 25, 2017, 12:54 AM
Jun 2017

This is a test that we must not fail.

We must ace it right into the ground, and pound it into nothingness, where it won't be seen again, EVER.

Good Luck to all of us!




Kablooie

(18,571 posts)
2. I really fear that with Trump leading the way there will be no political price.
Sun Jun 25, 2017, 02:32 AM
Jun 2017

Trump has set the standard of Republicans doing any illegal, immoral or disgusting thing they want with no consequences whatsoever.
I don't quite know why this is but this magical effect is bleeding over into the Republican party in general.

The Democrats, on the other hand, can't get away with even trying to do the right thing for the public.

C Moon

(12,188 posts)
3. They are playing the same game they have always played...
Sun Jun 25, 2017, 02:44 AM
Jun 2017

they put something forward that is insanely ridiculous—knowing it will be whittled down—and then what they really want won't sound so horrible, and will get approved.
I'm sure there's a political/bargaining term for that, but I don't know what it is.

 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
4. Their plan will cause chaos in every state
Sun Jun 25, 2017, 03:05 AM
Jun 2017

and the worst being in tRump land were poverty and federal aid is at its highest.

BamaRefugee

(3,476 posts)
5. Medicare is definitely in their sights..
Sun Jun 25, 2017, 03:13 AM
Jun 2017

...this bill is just them slowly but surely kicking down the wall that has protected us for years.

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