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Snoopy 7

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37. Don't know if anyone said this yet

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 07:09 AM

13 hrs ago

But, what I see as the main problem is that insurance companies would rake in the coals. Right now we have the power of the masses to keep rates down. We also have the power to question and fight due to the millions on the ACA. If everyone has a "direct health care" then we have to fight for our coverage and cost. Individuals don't have the money to fight corporate lawyers and administration. We will be so screwed...

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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 12 hrs ago #39

Exactly. Karma13612 4 min 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 23 hrs ago #22

Let's not forget the Doge checks Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #33

A "direct health care payment plan" dflprincess 23 hrs ago #23

Universal Healthcare bmichaelh 21 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 21 hrs ago #25

That does nothing to control premiums. RandySF 21 hrs ago #26

He talks like an 8-year-old: "It's up a gazillion million quadruple percent!" C Moon 21 hrs ago #27

This fucking ignorant fuck Blues Heron 21 hrs ago #28

..talked to them "about paying large amounts of dollars back to the people." Septua 20 hrs ago #29

What A Simpleton DallasNE 20 hrs ago #30

"The insurance companies are making a fortune," he said. Septua 20 hrs ago #31

He's probably lying Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #32

Why not do the sensible thing? Aussie105 17 hrs ago #34

So the genius idea is Diraven 15 hrs ago #35

How come we're hearing nothing about these talks from the Democrats? Hugin 15 hrs ago #36

Don't know if anyone said this yet Snoopy 7 13 hrs ago #37

As long as health insurance remains a for-profit system mdbl 12 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 12 hrs ago #40