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applegrove

(129,277 posts) Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:59 PM Saturday

Some young or people bad with money will spend that money elsewhere. [View all]

The Goal for the GOP is the same: fewer people with healthcare.

This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?

He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
— Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) 2025-11-08T16:40:03.493Z

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Some young or people bad with money will spend that money elsewhere. [View all] applegrove Saturday OP

If it's affordable, why is it being subsidized? leftstreet Saturday #1

Affordable for the patient RandomNumbers Saturday #7

It's a similar situation with college tuition costs fujiyamasan Saturday #10

I remember when the ACA was passed, we were told costs would go down by $2500 per family MichMan Saturday #13

Where's my $5000 from Musk/DOGE? BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #2

Yes and could they not use some of the 17 Triilion dollars applegrove Saturday #3

This BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #5

I was about to say this same thing. Or my fucking payout from all the tariffs? W_HAMILTON Saturday #4

Yep BeerBarrelPolka Saturday #6

the man has a lot of stupid ideas fishwax Saturday #8

Omg BlueWaveNeverEnd Saturday #9

Hy Brazil is not sinking... ultralite001 Saturday #11

Better solution...eliminate the 'money-sucking' insurance companies, and provide single-payer insurance. pecosbob Saturday #12