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mountain grammy

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10. Every time I had the chance I defended the ACA

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 01:57 AM

Jan 2017

as imperfect as it is, it can only get better, I said. I have a friend on disability with COPD..makes about $50 too much a month to qualify for Medicaid, has a fully subsidized Obamacare policy. Her medicine is covered at approx. $800/month. Her right wing family is all trump, but will they, can they, help her pay for her medicine?

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Trump and the Republicans galvanizing support for Obamacare. [View all] RandySF Jan 2017 OP

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #1

See it! Read it! sheshe2 Jan 2017 #2

Faces of the ACA - https://www.facesoftheaca.com/ n/t CousinIT Jan 2017 #3

Where were they 8 fucking years ago???? Initech Jan 2017 #4

You'll be amazed how misinformed people were for six years. RandySF Jan 2017 #5

I believe it! And it never ceases to amaze me! Initech Jan 2017 #7

Similarly if you break the ACA down into pieces, people are in favor mythology Jan 2017 #15

K & R GP6971 Jan 2017 #6

What's missing? Is the insane thought that they actually give a shit Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2017 #8

Too bad many elected Democrats ran away from it for so long n/t hibbing Jan 2017 #9

People who do things like sell out progressive values vlakitti Jan 2017 #12

A lot of Democrats voted for it and ... Tortmaster Jan 2017 #13

Bingo. trc Jan 2017 #14

Vla-kitti, primarying Dem officeholders all but guarantees we will lose that seat in Congress... Hekate Jan 2017 #20

Every time I had the chance I defended the ACA mountain grammy Jan 2017 #10

That's because they fear an even bigger problem: C Moon Jan 2017 #11

Rump Health & Prosperity Act bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #16

About DAMN time. Amimnoch Jan 2017 #17

Democrats need to stop thinking of our superior policies and philosophies as liabilities. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #18

"No matter what they do is the worst" paid off for the GOP bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #19

But they have a great idea for how to replace it! They said so! tclambert Jan 2017 #21