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MedusaX

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8. $8bn is an arbitrary number pulled out of somebody's ass just to have a media soundbite & get the

Reply to mrmpa (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2017, 10:02 AM

May 2017

Votes needed to pass House in order to have some kind of WIN ....

None of this has anything to do with viability...

Simply an exercise to generate media attention which serves to:
1. Distract from Russia stuff
2. Exhaust Resistance
3. Make house KGOP look like they accomplished something as a UNITED group
4. Create headlines of SUCCESS on HEALTHCARE
5. Declare Obamacare DEAD
6. Put a check mark on Bannon's to do list
7. Pass this healthcare headache off to the Senate
8. Buy time to keep Guppies on hook... until after 2018 elections

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If my math is incorrect let me know, but........ [View all] mrmpa May 2017 OP

It is $8 billion over 5 years Trekologer May 2017 #1

Thank you! nikibatts May 2017 #10

I believe atreides1 May 2017 #2

from my congressman.... spanone May 2017 #3

This is not about health care but a tax cut for the rich Botany May 2017 #4

To be fair, I think there is already $130B in the bill for this, $8B is additional. Still not enough Hoyt May 2017 #5

I'm still only getting $431 per person Bayard May 2017 #11

No, they are doing that 10 year thing. But, I don't think the "risk pool" would affect those Hoyt May 2017 #13

Of course they will say it was suppose to be 8Trillion, some clerk typo. CK_John May 2017 #6

this is just a question with an example. Doreen May 2017 #7

$8bn is an arbitrary number pulled out of somebody's ass just to have a media soundbite & get the MedusaX May 2017 #8

Truth MGKrebs May 2017 #12

My wife has been an attorney for almost 25 years Volstagg May 2017 #9

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