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I Voted for Republicans, Until They Voted Against My SonBy Tasha Nelson
Link: https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/republicans-dont-protect-preexisting-conditions.html
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Great article. I hope everyone can read this, as it's a good review of the Repug bullshit healthcare legislation in Congress.
The Blue Wave of reality..............
Cha
(295,929 posts)someone like this can see through their Vicious psychopathic LIES.
This is what President Obama did for us that too many didn't appreciate until it could be taken away.
Thank You for this KY Guy
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)Great to hear from you, Cha.........
vlyons
(10,252 posts)They get enormous tax cuts, while we pay and pay and pay
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)We're seeing inflation at the grocery store, but most radically in medical costs. Billing for our doctor visits on Medicare (plus Humana) has hit us hard.
They're pissing down our backs and in typical Repug fashion, telling us it's just raining........
GWC58
(2,678 posts)It trickles right to their pockets. Thats where trickledown stops. 😧
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)I gotta quit seeing them as above us.
Morally, they're way the hell below us - and they do not care........
sprinkleeninow
(20,136 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)But alas, we have a long way to go, so we trudge on.....
sprinkleeninow
(20,136 posts)Peeling off the ones who had been bamboozled.
It just gotta be.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)Why were my parents and grandparents all Democrats?.... ......Were they all right or wrong?.....
Yes, "it's just gotta be" because I think history shows those who are right in their beliefs and steadfast eventually win out in the long run. I'm just hoping we don't have to go through another world-wide Great Depression or world war to get there.
Now, if we could just flip a few hundred billionaires over to our side....... .........
sprinkleeninow
(20,136 posts)YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)'Left' can mean many things to different people. So you decide.
True Blue American
(17,972 posts)There are no moderates left in the Republican party. Only the bigots remain.
UCmeNdc
(9,589 posts)ck4829
(34,977 posts)Garrett78
(10,721 posts)For some, Republican evil has to hit really close to home before minds are awakened.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)Far too many Americas vote based on hot button emotional issues like abortion or guns, not what really affects their lives.....until it does affect them square in the face. On the average, I believe Democrats care more and we educate ourselves with far more depth.
We definitely need a better informed public, and one that really cares.
What about this idea: A non-profit, non-partisan government-funded organization that conducts classes around the country in American government, civics and history. And, it would pay any citizen say $15/hour to attend, up to a certain limit per year. That would help educate our citizenry and help low-income families with more income.
Republicans would fight against that to the death because they want a dumbed-down public that is easy to brainwash.....
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)I was trying to think of a way to get working adults interested in bettering themselves by having public night (or weekend) classes. The only way I see that working would be to pay people, which might be a damn good public investment.
Sort of like a WPA for brains, LOL.
Corporate America and politicians would have to kept away from it. I am a dreamer.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)But you're not the only one.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)All the pain and misery inflicted by Republican programs and policies didn't bother her enough until they took dead aim at her child. It's a funny sort of progress, but I'll call it progress. There are people out there who get clobbered by a Republican initiative, and still can figure out who hit them.
Hav
(5,969 posts)when people stop voting against their self-interest, in this case, the health of their child.
On the other side, apparently, if her kid was healthy, she would have had no problems voting for Repubs to take away life saving healthcare for other kids. Similarly, kids in cages separated from their families wasn't a persuading picture as well.