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Ritabert

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11. And the people will use the money to pay their rent or credit card bill

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:00 PM

14 hrs ago

If they get sick or injured they'll go to the emergency room. And that depends on EMTALA which requires hospitals to treat and stabilize people regardless of ability to pay. Republican congressmen will undoubtedly attempt to rescind that act taking us back to the days when hospitals dumped indigent patients in Skid Row LA.

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Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to consider [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 15 hrs ago OP

Here's exactly what will happen Diraven 15 hrs ago #1

Yeah Aviation Pro 15 hrs ago #2

more project 2025 BS Nigrum Cattus 15 hrs ago #3

Hasn't health care suffered enough? twodogsbarking 15 hrs ago #4

More concepts of a plan? Please, I'm still waiting for the Doge checks. nt Tadpole Raisin 15 hrs ago #5

Right, repeal and replace! Be The Light 14 hrs ago #6

In other words, another massive tax cut for the wealthy disguised as a tax credit to buy health insurance Prairie Gates 14 hrs ago #7

More bankruptcies, more emergency room treatment, shorter life spans, less spending on non-esssentials, wiggs 14 hrs ago #8

Easy case to make but I don't see MSM, pundits, journalists, dem officials diving into reasons why wiggs 14 hrs ago #9

I'm waiting for his plan roughed out on the back of a napkin. nt Javaman 14 hrs ago #10

And the people will use the money to pay their rent or credit card bill Ritabert 14 hrs ago #11

arrant nonsense creon 14 hrs ago #12

Joe-Bob will spend his money down at the bar... BurnDoubt 7 hrs ago #13

So they are going to give each of us like a quarter of a million dollars to pay for healthcare? travelingthrulife 4 hrs ago #14