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2016 Postmortem

louis-t

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6. Judging by all of the commercials on tv..

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 07:27 PM

Nov 2016

the insurance companies will be fighting right along side of us. I don't think they want millions of people dropping off the ACA plan all at once either. I, for one, will not be able to afford health insurance if they get rid of it.

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The big fight in 2017 will be Medicare, Medicare, Medicare. [View all] geek tragedy Nov 2016 OP

IDK, but they will find out from their constituents who will threaten to "unsupport" him if he runs CTyankee Nov 2016 #1

Not to worry... Bernie has this handled and is ready to lead the fight! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2016 #8

angry seniors will march on washington like DesertFlower Nov 2016 #2

Even assuming that that does happen COLGATE4 Nov 2016 #3

Democrats only need to peel off 3 Republicans in the Senate geek tragedy Nov 2016 #4

I hope our senators and reps have the balls to do this. It's gonna be a long, hard slog... CTyankee Nov 2016 #11

With 'Democrats' like Manchin, the calculus rapidly becomes COLGATE4 Nov 2016 #14

Medicare privatization is an issue where he will hold nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #15

Are these the same seniors... NeoConsSuck Nov 2016 #20

Tell everybody under 55 they can pay the medical bills for mama mama mama elehhhhna Nov 2016 #5

Judging by all of the commercials on tv.. louis-t Nov 2016 #6

I think the bigger fight will be privatizing social security. Exilednight Nov 2016 #7

they're not going to touch SS this time around. geek tragedy Nov 2016 #9

I think they will. They're arrogant like that. Exilednight Nov 2016 #10

can't touch SS in reconciliation, need 60 votes nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #12

Doesn't mean they won't try. Dems from western states, other the coastline, might be enough Exilednight Nov 2016 #13

I don't think McConnell is that stupid - Paul Ryan may feel the House is fireproof but Midwestern Democrat Nov 2016 #16

He may not have much of a choice. nt geek tragedy Nov 2016 #17

we will see-- the GOP may feel like this is their big chance to finally do this evil thing Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #19

If there's ONE THING the Dems need to do going forward, it is to COMPLETELY be unified against bills Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #18

I've read that it's a bait and switch. The real goal is to privatize Social Security flamingdem Dec 2016 #21

Obamacare is first, shouldn't we be fighting that? flamingdem Dec 2016 #22

They haven't figured out their plan for the ACA yet geek tragedy Dec 2016 #23

Yes Price published it today flamingdem Dec 2016 #24

looks like 2 of the worst things are abolition of expanded Medicaid Grey Lemercier Dec 2016 #25

Yes, and for sure the subsidies for individual insurance flamingdem Dec 2016 #26

This Price guy will soon be known as "The Doctor of Death". ooky Dec 2016 #29

on board enid602 Dec 2016 #27

Anything can happen in 2 year. Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #28