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14. This is his "selling" of insurance privatization nationwide as a new front for attacking Medicare,

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:35 PM

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as Medicare Advantage is currently trying to do. In the name of improving the economy (for insurers), he's providing cover for his plans to end Medicare and after that, Social Security.

It's the P2025 chipping away at corporate privatizing of the whole country.

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Trump says he's talking to Democrats about direct health care payment plan [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

This is all bullshit. Democrats would not like what he is proposing to do. OLDMDDEM Yesterday #1

Talking AT Dems , not "to"... and definitely not "with". mpcamb Yesterday #17

The subsidies Traildogbob Yesterday #2

Like everything else with this fool, he has no idea how insurance actually works,... the nelm Yesterday #21

That's just health interests moving piles of cash from one pocket to another. What's to cut prices??? marble falls Yesterday #3

Yeah, Donny, tell us another fairy tale. DinahMoeHum Yesterday #4

WTF? The ACA is working, just fund the damn thing. Does he know the coverage comes from private companies? Vinca Yesterday #5

The Hill of course gab13by13 Yesterday #6

Cantaloupe Caligula The Corpulent Said... GB_RN Yesterday #7

Yeah, right...what? TWO WEEKS like his infrastucture plan? AZ8theist Yesterday #8

Something else... GiqueCee Yesterday #9

Every single thing popsdenver Yesterday #10

What is the practical intent here? To allow people to buy higher deductible and presumably cheaper plans? LonePirate Yesterday #11

OK - what about the pre-existing condition clause and the lifetime caps. Two very very important gains in the ACA Marie Marie Yesterday #12

How can anybody be this stupid? Wiz Imp Yesterday #13

This is his "selling" of insurance privatization nationwide as a new front for attacking Medicare, ancianita Yesterday #14

If he eventually gets around to thinking single payer is his idea intrepidity Yesterday #15

Let's not forget the rest of ACA Bluetus Yesterday #16

And are these "Democrats" in the room with him now? VMA131Marine Yesterday #18

UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE NOW Karma13612 Yesterday #19

the part I don't get is the failure to realize dingosatemyusername 14 hrs ago #39

Exactly. Karma13612 2 hrs ago #41

Why can't we have what other countries have? twodogsbarking Yesterday #20

Oh...like the $2k checks to Americans from the tariffs..or that he bailed out the farmers...bull crap PortTack Yesterday #22

Let's not forget the Doge checks Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 20 hrs ago #33

A "direct health care payment plan" dflprincess Yesterday #23

Universal Healthcare bmichaelh 23 hrs ago #24

Wow, what if this could be done with afterlife? Just go to a store and buy however much afterlife we need, directly! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 23 hrs ago #25

That does nothing to control premiums. RandySF 23 hrs ago #26

He talks like an 8-year-old: "It's up a gazillion million quadruple percent!" C Moon 23 hrs ago #27

This fucking ignorant fuck Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #28

..talked to them "about paying large amounts of dollars back to the people." Septua 23 hrs ago #29

What A Simpleton DallasNE 22 hrs ago #30

"The insurance companies are making a fortune," he said. Septua 22 hrs ago #31

He's probably lying Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 20 hrs ago #32

Why not do the sensible thing? Aussie105 19 hrs ago #34

So the genius idea is Diraven 17 hrs ago #35

How come we're hearing nothing about these talks from the Democrats? Hugin 17 hrs ago #36

Don't know if anyone said this yet Snoopy 7 15 hrs ago #37

As long as health insurance remains a for-profit system mdbl 15 hrs ago #38

Dems should refuse to meet him. Tell him to write his plan up and send it to us for review. nt Hotler 14 hrs ago #40

Anytime trump says he is doing something Smilo 1 hr ago #42