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pacalo

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4. The only consolation is that there are many Republican voters who will also be affected.

Reply to McCamy Taylor (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 07:25 PM

Dec 2011

And, as we all know, Republican voters are wired very differently from us: They generally lack empathy, making certain issues hard to understand until it directly hits them.

Great post, as usual, McCamy.

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They Just Pulled the Plug on Medicare and Tricare [View all] McCamy Taylor Dec 2011 OP

For TRICARE Recipients NavyDem Dec 2011 #1

Urban dwellers will be better off than rural Americans, that is certain. McCamy Taylor Dec 2011 #2

Not really snpsmom Dec 2011 #6

Good point NavyDem Dec 2011 #8

got a tricare notice yesterday, said it was going up at the same rate as demigoddess Dec 2011 #13

i can't find where they voted no. barbtries Dec 2011 #3

The only consolation is that there are many Republican voters who will also be affected. pacalo Dec 2011 #4

So who/what scheduled the 27% cut? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2011 #5

In what legislation was it hidden and why was it signed into law? Good questions. /nt Dragonfli Dec 2011 #9

It was never meant to be 27% at once... TCJ70 Dec 2011 #10

Thanks; sounds like, if the system wasn't dysfunctional, they could have fixed it muriel_volestrangler Dec 2011 #11

I'm still betting that they pass it on Friday Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #7

The MSM is giving them cover. Hardly mentioning Medicare. McCamy Taylor Dec 2011 #14

My dad is a military and DOD civillian retiree who depends on Tri-Care and loves being a Republican ddeclue Dec 2011 #12

Boehner says they will pass a two month doc fix. tritsofme Dec 2011 #15