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Hortensis

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83. Understand. My family has two who need chronic

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 04:26 PM

Feb 2018

long-term care if their conditions are not to become terminal.

What those who're directing the Republican Party are trying to do NOW, though, is only a first stage. The goal is to ELIMINATE all programs like SS, Medicare, Medicaid, VA, Unemployment Insurace.

The CDC right now is forced to cancel 80% of its global disease prevention activities for lack of funding.

Insane? Only to us.

They say they want to create a stronger, healthier and more moral America by ending reliance on government. I call it mass murder because that is what everyone who looks ahead realizes would be the inevitable result of cutting off access to modern medicine to millions.

Or to use the "cleansing" terminology of evil movements, "population cleansing."

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Trump administration considering lifetime limits on Medicaid benefits [View all] jpak Feb 2018 OP

Theres your Death Panels. bullimiami Feb 2018 #1

Exactly shenmue Feb 2018 #4

My first thought too. Republicons soon do every ridiculous accusation they make against Democrats.nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #35

Yep JDC Feb 2018 #47

the death panels already exist in private insurance--this will be the first state run one yurbud Feb 2018 #57

ACA abolished lifetime limits for private insurance, didnt it? Ny lostnfound Feb 2018 #67

I don't know, but it probably didn't abolish their discretion about what therapies are yurbud Feb 2018 #71

From the HHS website lostnfound Feb 2018 #72

that last line is an awful big loophole. yurbud Feb 2018 #78

One can simply drop everything after, "lifetime limits." sofa king Feb 2018 #75

You can always count on Republicans doing exactly what they accuse Democrats of doing. Kablooie Feb 2018 #81

After they run out, you can just die... Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #2

Gotta find a way to pay for those tax cuts to the 1%. Freethinker65 Feb 2018 #3

Yes. They have PROMISED to take AWAY medicare / medicaid benefits & now they are. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #36

Well, trump has been handed everything in life, has never worked a single day in his life Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #5

So what about Nursing Home folks? Lifelong Protester Feb 2018 #6

Not yet. exboyfil Feb 2018 #12

I had posted this earlier Ohiogal Feb 2018 #7

Spreading disease is the GOP way. Deb Feb 2018 #8

GOOD! Let's hope they do it! Hortensis Feb 2018 #9

These inhumane laws and needed tax increases TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #28

Veto-proof Republican majorities? :) Hortensis Feb 2018 #40

I was referring to veto-proof Dem majorities TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #43

YES! We can create those this November. Hortensis Feb 2018 #44

As a cancer patient who, thankfully, doesn't need moonscape Feb 2018 #82

Understand. My family has two who need chronic Hortensis Feb 2018 #83

They'll cut you off after the 4th of 8 chemo treatmts! TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #10

and halfway through the treatment! Ohiogal Feb 2018 #13

They'll walk by your bed and yank the IV tubes TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #17

I'm sure Susan Collins will make them promise to allow a small deficit and put a mattress on the progree Feb 2018 #50

They wouldn't be nearly that cruel jmowreader Feb 2018 #55

Passenger-side Tommy gun... nice... Rollo Feb 2018 #77

If there is a hell DownriverDem Feb 2018 #11

I afraid this is our heaven or our hell. Its our choice. olegramps Feb 2018 #34

I agree. Aristus Feb 2018 #14

A rule like that just gives them an incentive TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #58

I thought about that. Aristus Feb 2018 #60

Not only will this kill lots of people, Corgigal Feb 2018 #15

That sounds fair... if people only had one bad setback in their entire lifetime. procon Feb 2018 #16

Pay attention trumpites Marthe48 Feb 2018 #18

That's the truth-- Families used to do all the health-care dawg day Feb 2018 #26

I do remember Marthe48 Feb 2018 #73

Well isn't that special? yellowcanine Feb 2018 #19

"allow states more flexibility to create policies... malthaussen Feb 2018 #20

Exactly not fooled Feb 2018 #38

And now you see MFM008 Feb 2018 #21

BECAUSE rtracey Feb 2018 #24

There you go, Trump voters dawg day Feb 2018 #22

what goes up.... rtracey Feb 2018 #23

For those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee, FU still_one Feb 2018 #25

Agree! paleotn Feb 2018 #33

Seriously. Codeine Feb 2018 #62

+1 dalton99a Feb 2018 #66

+1000 True_Blue Feb 2018 #74

Nominate a Progressive instead of a Conservative and we can talk. harun Feb 2018 #79

Bullshit. still_one Feb 2018 #80

So how would that not be a "death committee" decision??? marble falls Feb 2018 #27

repukes are disgusting standingtall Feb 2018 #29

"Sorry Grandma, your benefits are finished. Enough slacking!" yellowcanine Feb 2018 #30

America is in the trash now. logosoco Feb 2018 #31

So when Grandma runs out of Medicaid funds.... paleotn Feb 2018 #32

The cruelty of lifetime limits Politicub Feb 2018 #37

A family friend in on Medicaid by choice CountAllVotes Feb 2018 #39

The evil of this administration knows no limits. Lonestarblue Feb 2018 #41

+ 1 red dog 1 Feb 2018 #49

So the older and sicker you are.. the quicker they will kill you off. . .. n/t annabanana Feb 2018 #42

According to recent AARP publication: "62% nursing home residents receive Medicaid assistance." FreeStateDemocrat Feb 2018 #45

My 87 year old mother was recently assessed as Nursing Home eligible......... mrmpa Feb 2018 #46

One word of caution, PRETZEL Feb 2018 #51

Her advantage plan is UPMC for life................. mrmpa Feb 2018 #65

So Marco Rubio and Ivanka would let you use up your own social security instead lostnfound Feb 2018 #70

And then what? Let them die in the street? SunSeeker Feb 2018 #48

They already did this with Medicare LeonardShelby Feb 2018 #52

didn't the moron say he could do health insurance cheaper + better? pansypoo53219 Feb 2018 #53

Exactly my first thought pioche4 Feb 2018 #54

In 2015, Trump promised not to cut Medicaid red dog 1 Feb 2018 #56

So what will they do with nursing home residents? Throw them out on the streets? n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #59

Are there no prisons? Codeine Feb 2018 #63

There are still plenty of spots under bridges, I understand. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #64

This motherfucker. Codeine Feb 2018 #61

What next? The V.A.? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #68

Isn't that special? Do they plan to send faith healers around? Vinca Feb 2018 #69

I doubtthat the American people will let that happen.... CTyankee Feb 2018 #76