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Brigid

(17,621 posts)
16. I'm putting the idea on the agenda for when when I finish school.
Mon Mar 31, 2014, 02:39 PM
Mar 2014

If this screwed-up state does not expand Medicaid by then, I'm gone. I have my eye on Chicago.

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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