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5. As great defenders of the "Free Market"...

Reply to Proud Public Servant (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 04:32 PM

Dec 2013

I find it very interesting that Republicans see a market based health insurance model as a threat. The game has always been rigged against the consumer (and there's really nothing optional about it - virtually everyone needs healthcare) because it pits each person, individually, against the HI corporations and their armies of claim deniers-delayers/lawyers. Now that the ACA gives everyone a chance to shop, costs are falling...yet for some reason, Republicans in Congress fear the free market - in this case only. Strange, that. Wonder if their campaign funding was contingent on opposing this law? They've been doing it for over 20 years. I wonder how much this has cost everyone in real money over that period of time?

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The GOP nightmare, in one HuffPo comment [View all] Proud Public Servant Dec 2013 OP

ACA is for the people. mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #1

"Oh shit. It's good for America. Damn it." - Republicons (R) Berlum Dec 2013 #2

Republicans will have 'egg on face' on this one Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #29

+1 sakabatou Dec 2013 #39

This should be framed like a beautiful piece of art. n/t Whisp Dec 2013 #3

Disagree. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2013 #23

Bam! Cha Dec 2013 #4

As great defenders of the "Free Market"... Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #5

Mind control Hawaiianlight Dec 2013 #13

There are two factors that make Republicans white hot with rage over "Obamacare" ... klook Dec 2013 #16

there are Holocaust deniers too BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #20

Two factors---the Obama part, and the care part. nt Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #28

Yes - nice succinct summation. (n/t) klook Dec 2013 #42

What is always a treat Cosmocat Dec 2013 #19

Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #22

There are 370,000,000 people in the USA Half-Century Man Dec 2013 #36

Yes, "collective bargaining" is probably the one aspect of free-markets they'd most like gone. Hugin Dec 2013 #37

Exactly ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2013 #44

Maybe baggers are the really closet communist? kydo Dec 2013 #27

Nah. Baggers are fascists cloaked in the American Flag. They support Corporate Rule BlueCaliDem Dec 2013 #51

Hey Boehner! Put that in your shot glass and slam it. Blue Owl Dec 2013 #6

He drinks warm wine. watoos Dec 2013 #9

So if his below minimum wage earning waitperson pisses in it, he won't even know? 11 Bravo Dec 2013 #12

heh! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2013 #21

Now wait a minute - doesn't he already do that? calimary Dec 2013 #33

kick pscot Dec 2013 #7

One year from now, the GOP won't be calling the ACA "Obamacare" ehrnst Dec 2013 #8

Just came from periodontist but you made me laugh. watoos Dec 2013 #10

You are so correct. Old and In the Way Dec 2013 #14

And the GOP The Wizard Dec 2013 #11

Please! Fall on your swords already! NBachers Dec 2013 #34

Yup!! This IS IT!! K&R!! hue Dec 2013 #15

How about a link to where it is on Huffpost? citizen blues Dec 2013 #17

Here you go, sort of Proud Public Servant Dec 2013 #30

Thank you! citizen blues Dec 2013 #53

Kick And Recommend cantbeserious Dec 2013 #18

Saving $13,000 over his 2013 health costs! ReRe Dec 2013 #24

Any good news like this is Kryptonite for republicans. mwb970 Dec 2013 #25

Funny they don't report these cases on right-wing radio. JEFF9K Dec 2013 #26

"...I plan to spend all of the rest of it voting against every Republican..." ffr Dec 2013 #31

$13,000 is a lot of money. That is a serious addition to the kids college funds, bluestate10 Dec 2013 #32

There it is, indeed! Major Hogwash Dec 2013 #35

Its all happening because of this guy Left Coast2020 Dec 2013 #38

That gives me a warm happy glow all over. Big Kick and Rec. Hekate Dec 2013 #40

K and R! 47of74 Dec 2013 #41

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #43

I have to tell you guys and gals, when I saw this pic on Stumble... Left Coast2020 Dec 2013 #49

k and r--my hope is that each and every one of these disgusting puke pols, their acolytes, niyad Dec 2013 #45

I'm going to email that comment to my 2 ReThug brothers who disapprove of ACA . Auntie Bush Dec 2013 #46

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2013 #47

And there will be many, many more just like this! JNelson6563 Dec 2013 #48

Yep in a nutshell indeed! jimlup Dec 2013 #50

Let's see if these kind of stories get the same kind of play in the M$M that the negative ones did. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2013 #52