of 4% next year, and reinstate Medicaid expansion?

…coming in 2030 - 2033 or so.

They are happy to let seniors just deal with it.

Or, they’ll demand that the Medicare eligibility age be raised and the Social Security retirement age be raised to avoid the cuts. They’re intending to use hurting seniors for leverage to get what they want - which is to keep raising the ages of eligibility until most people die before they’re eligible.

when Obama tried to do something about the looming deficit during his terms. Even Democrats bashed him.

work to get a waiver for it. Time for emails, calls, etc.

reasons.

Even from my own Rep, and I emailed and called them too.

Or am I being fantastically delusionally optimistic?

Aftyn Behn has a shot if she can raise over a million by the next reporting deadline. If she overcomes the odds it'll bring the Dem total to 216.

There are already at least 3 potential defectors who might flip if given a real opportunity and incentive to do so.

For many of them, this is the best job, work and responsibility free, that they will have. So they'll do whatever they have to to keep it. We're not dealing with principled, normal human beings with decency here.

There is no such thing.

we will never get them back. Why would the Dems propose this? Am I reading this correctly??

that doesn't make the ACA subsidies permanent.

wants anything to do with this? Dear leader has already said he won't be extorted by Democrats and the needs of the people, can you name a GOP critter with the guts to stand up to the petty dictator?

their leadership have thus far refused to do.... while they call us all 'terrorists'!


In two years, we may likely have a Democratic House,
and a Senate which is at the least closer in margin'
than it is right now....


This shutdown has to end eventually,
and this is the first positive sign I have seen or heard about....

And leave the Obamacare stuff alone. The only reason they attack it is to erase the legacy and programs of any good things a black person ever did in this country.

And from my little chair, this a pre-announcement to yet another "peace in our time" agreement.