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Jilly_in_VA

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17. Insurance itself is a conspiracy

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #15)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 02:56 PM

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I would rather pay MORE TAXES and GET SOMETHING FOR THEM than have my taxes go to fucking billionaires!!!!!! If that makes me a socialist, then so be it!!!!

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"It's a nonstarter," Shaheen tells me AZJonnie Tuesday #1

Yeah right. notinkansas Tuesday #4

So, she and several others will be Bettie Tuesday #19

If recent past is prologue, that would unfortunately seem like reasonable estimation AZJonnie Tuesday #22

Wonder if it will be the same group Bettie Tuesday #23

So the deal Traildogbob Tuesday #2

En ough is enough Jilly_in_VA Tuesday #3

but but but... Lawrence ( and plenty of posters here ) lapfog_1 Tuesday #14

Carrot & stick operation. Not surprised one bit Attilatheblond Tuesday #5

What is big insurance? EdmondDantes_ Tuesday #15

Insurance itself is a conspiracy Jilly_in_VA Tuesday #17

I'll sit next to you in Bettie Tuesday #20

I'm on that bench too! Attilatheblond Tuesday #26

ACA is NOT just subsidies, it also puts limits on insurance company profits and stops them from denying coverage Attilatheblond Tuesday #25

GOP has endless poison pills in their pantry themaguffin Tuesday #6

You passed on negotiating ACA during the CR standoff dweller Tuesday #7

What elsed can they do get the red out Tuesday #8

The problem with appeasement sarisataka Tuesday #9

Abortion is what it's been about all along. n/t Hugin Tuesday #10

Hey, EVERY SINGLE DEM! Brenda Tuesday #11

I was just posting about that on another thread. hamsterjill Tuesday #12

Really? -misanthroptimist Tuesday #13

+1 leftstreet Tuesday #16

Welp, Dems caved and so expect more of this SamuelTheThird Tuesday #18

Shaheen, no one believes a word you say. Repugs were never going to pass this and she knew it damn well. lark Tuesday #21

I remember that to pass, ACA had to consider the Hyde rules karynnj Tuesday #24

And the blackmail continues..... Bayard Tuesday #27

So people paying out of pocket for healthcare is restricted Emile Tuesday #28