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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
19. Tell him the Republicans were against Medicare in the first place..
Sun Jan 15, 2017, 03:57 PM
Jan 2017

Tell him they want to privatize it because the insurance companies will make big bucks..
.........all the Republicans talk about is "reducing government regulations.."...tell him that what Republicans are saying when they say that is that they will take away "Medicare" and give it to private companies...

Also...other government regulations might be removed...(that is what the Republicans are always about)....
like minimum wage laws, safety laws on cars that make them more expensive to build, certain kinds of regulatory agencies, on drugs and banks....

Ask him if he wants to have bank regulations removed so that the banjks and their friends can make more money and screw the average consumer...........................The Republicans have always been against regulatory agencies of any kind,,,so...

does he want that?...Maybe he needs to vote for the democratic candidate if he want sto protect Medicare..and also...tell him this...If he doesn't believe you, then than you will take him to the library and prove it (all the proof is there)... to him by showing him exactly how republicans have tried to remove government regulations and how they would do so now if they could...

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They don't care hibbing Jan 2017 #1
nope, they sure dont. mopinko Jan 2017 #2
You're right still_one Jan 2017 #3
GOPeeDon'tCare.... lastlib Jan 2017 #21
The dumbed-down voting public blithely votes for the GOP Death Cult. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2017 #24
Yup, they got theirs so they dont care. nt cstanleytech Jan 2017 #26
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2017 #4
My guess is that what he means is you will be able to get health care, Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #8
Exactly. The insurance companies can charge what they want for preexisting conditions. Chemisse Jan 2017 #30
tRumap "SAID" a lot of things, then said just the opposite in front of a different audience groundloop Jan 2017 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jan 2017 #13
Since when is it a wise move to assume that Trumpy tells the truth about anything? Eyeball_Kid Jan 2017 #25
OH there is a death panel here all right, its called the Republican Party. nt cstanleytech Jan 2017 #27
I hope this is the first of many such news segments. Yonnie3 Jan 2017 #5
Coffman is an incredible liar... hlthe2b Jan 2017 #6
+1 mountain grammy Jan 2017 #20
All we need is a half dozen or so to jump ship. HassleCat Jan 2017 #7
"...What is going to happen to me? she said with tears in her eyes. " keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #9
I think there are a lot of Republicans in congress who don't realize The political dangers in this. RDANGELO Jan 2017 #10
News media don't really care angrychair Jan 2017 #12
Yep! Cosmocat Jan 2017 #14
Maybe this reality will wake up a large number of "non-likely voters" BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #15
Coward!! riversedge Jan 2017 #16
on twitter, I'm trying to spread the tags #GOPmassmurderers and #GOPpsychokillers Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #17
My long time Republican neighbor radical noodle Jan 2017 #18
Tell him the Republicans were against Medicare in the first place.. Stuart G Jan 2017 #19
ALL people over 65 want Medicare left alone radical noodle Jan 2017 #23
I bet the majority of elderly would like to see significant changes to Medicare. Hoyt Jan 2017 #28
Did the local news point out that maxrandb Jan 2017 #22
From now on they should block the cars and create human shields. kimbutgar Jan 2017 #29
Really, I think this is the only way Habibi Jan 2017 #32
The Republicans gave Democrats hell, would not work with them to pass ACA, has criticized every Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #31
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