I am in exactly the same situation. (Reply #13)

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Brigid (17,621 posts)

13. I am in exactly the same situation.

I said so here in DU, and was accused of lying and having an "agenda.". The truth is, this is what is happening in states that didn't expand Medicaid. Yes, I'm still sore about that, why do you ask?

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55 replies	Author	Time	Post
Update on governors accepting or refusing the expanding of ACA (Obamacare): [View all]	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	OP
shame on those governors refusing the expansion ...	napkinz	Mar 2014	#1
Thanks for posting that! nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#7
Thanks for that last one! I'll be sharing it. n/t	freshwest	Mar 2014	#9
Thanks! I think people need to know some governors are refusing to allow the ACA expansion	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#19
"Wisconsin: Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Feb. 13, 2013, said Wisconsin will not participate ..."	Scuba	Mar 2014	#2
That's 26 states and DC.	ProSense	Mar 2014	#3
You're welcome! nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#6
...and Florida's asshole extrodinaire Rick Scott still kills people.	L0oniX	Mar 2014	#4
Yup, he's hell-bent on it. nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#5
Indiana is one of these idiotic states.	Brigid	Mar 2014	#8
I have wanted to suggest that to some DUers from those states but I thought it would be	CTyankee	Mar 2014	#22
Sounds awesome. :) nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#35
Great post! Thanks Sarah! n/t	freshwest	Mar 2014	#10
Thanks Sarah!	sheshe2	Mar 2014	#11
You're welcome. The refusal to expand by some governors will cause people to leave nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#18
I'm a statistic...	TeeYiYi	Mar 2014	#12
I am in exactly the same situation.	Brigid	Mar 2014	#13
Yes it is. What will happen when people start relocating to states that have the expansion? nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#15
I'm putting the idea on the agenda for when when I finish school.	Brigid	Mar 2014	#16
I can foresee that happening with many people! I'd do it too	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#17
It was the WAY you broached the situation....	VanillaRhapsody	Mar 2014	#27
Don't blame HER for your reaction	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#29
And YOU sang the same tune...	VanillaRhapsody	Mar 2014	#30
Just countering your BS	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#32
but it has to BE bullshit for that to work.....	VanillaRhapsody	Mar 2014	#33
Of course, you would be wrong again.	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#37
Nope you cannot run away from that....	VanillaRhapsody	Mar 2014	#39
Too old to run	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#40
difference is...your poo is the bull kind...	VanillaRhapsody	Mar 2014	#41
ROFL, you're too funny	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#42
You do know the history of the word...	VanillaRhapsody	Mar 2014	#45
No time for a conversation with you	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#46
Yeah right......changed your mind huh?	VanillaRhapsody	Mar 2014	#47
I know someone who needs surgery and lives in Georgia. The governor there said no to expansion...	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#14
Some will, yes	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#20
Georgia (like Florida, where I live) is quite a piece of work, isn't it? nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#21
It's particularly galling, because	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#23
It's the people in those states. When I moved up to N. Florida (near GA) from Miami...	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#26
the beatings will continue until morale improves...	VanillaRhapsody	Mar 2014	#28
I know what you mean	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#31
I know! I think it boils down to racism.	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#34
While many ARE racist, it's not racism that drives them	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#38
Oh Lordy. He does this out of revenge? Such a delight. nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#48
It's just so crazy as to be unfathomable	Glitterati	Mar 2014	#49
I know! I think in addition to stupidity, there's that element of "I'm tough and I'm in-your-face"	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#52
Try "Better Off Without 'Em" by Chuck Thompson.	Brigid	Mar 2014	#44
I'm looking to buy it on Amazon as we speak. Thanks for the suggestion!! nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#50
The Repuke Governor is NC is a real piece of work. A Koch brothers' puppet.	Lex	Mar 2014	#24
All Southern states are in the same bind. It's as if they were jinxed. nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#25
kick	napkinz	Mar 2014	#36
Excellent post	malaise	Mar 2014	#43
Republicans running in Illinois are still campaigning against ACA	mucifer	Mar 2014	#51
I guess they do their party's bidding, and their party is fully against healthcare for all nt	Sarah Ibarruri	Mar 2014	#53
Any updates on VA? Dems swept the election last year. nt	IronLionZion	Mar 2014	#54
Only this: the gov said that the VA House of Delegates is making ACA money go to other states	Sarah Ibarruri	Apr 2014	#55

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