Coal Country Trump Voters Scared that Obamacare will be Taken Away

[Dorian Gray]

68. There are voters who chose that, sure

and many of those voters are worried that they will no longer be insured for black lung, something that affects coal miners.

It's short sighted, of course, to vote against their needs.

Insurance prices, even on the ACA index, have increased, and a lot of those voters may barely be able to afford the increasing costs. The ACA didn't do enough. It's a start. And republicans talking about repealing it and replacing it with something better are FULL OF SHIT unless they are going to ensure that all people who suffer any condition are covered by medical care.

That doesn't mean that those suffering such horrible illnesses and consequences from their years of hard and thankless work shouldn't be given sympathy. In many of those counties, there is a sense of loss and hopelessness. Joblessness is at an all time high. People need to pay for their own insurance unless they are covered by Medicaid. It's complicated. And throwing their suffering and fears out is WHAT LED THEM TO VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICANS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

We should be championing these people and their needs.

Christ, is that really so freaking hard to see?