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4. wealthy folks, wake up, poor relatives are coming for you when ACA is repealed

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 24, 2017, 06:59 PM

Jan 2017

When due to my pre-existing condition I lost my health insurance---around the time I was diagnosed with St. 4 cancer---- I contemplated the cost of an expensive surgery, hospital stay, chemo and followup care out of pocket. My choice was bankruptcy to pay for everything or go to wealthy relatives and ask them to bail me out.

Then along came the ACA. Thank you, Pres. Obama! You and the Dem Congress saved my life, literally and financially.

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My friend's wife works for the EPA. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2017 OP

They did, still do Warpy Jan 2017 #1

wealthy folks, wake up, poor relatives are coming for you when ACA is repealed wordpix Jan 2017 #4

Putins assignment for Trump is to bring America down from the inside world wide wally Jan 2017 #13

Trump is just running the country like he runs his business Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #2

In general, Trump runs his businesses into the ground. Thor_MN Jan 2017 #6

Now Trump needs to be run into the ground. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2017 #12

but not before he sucks out all the money he can Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #21

They asked a businessman who is famous for saying 'You're Fired!' to run the country like he does TeamPooka Jan 2017 #8

"get rid of regulations" mostly means environmental, maybe OSHA wordpix Jan 2017 #3

I would be surprised if the EPA was around in 2020. The madman has scary plans. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #5

Yes Useless in FL Jan 2017 #7

They all need to ignore the blackout WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2017 #15

The Government needs to fear the People ... Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2017 #18

what about this gag order for employees disalitervisum Jan 2017 #9

Oh it's a big deal. It means some really horrible shit is about to go down. SunSeeker Jan 2017 #11

EPA will soon exist for no other reason than to issue NPDES permits and similar ok's to polluters. SunSeeker Jan 2017 #10

Oh I hope that they were all finished and approved! Stellar Jan 2017 #14

EPA, FDA, DOE,USDE elmac Jan 2017 #16

Have a friend at the EPA, Same with her. She's Raine1967 Jan 2017 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author PufPuf23 Jan 2017 #19

Of course! Cha Jan 2017 #20