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haele

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3. Of course. I'm not surprised at all...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2026, 08:14 PM

Yesterday

They - the GOP, the Project 2025 backers and the Tech Bros have all been dancing around.actuslly saying "cleaning up the risk pool" since the ACA started looking like it was going to become a reality.
The whole reason why the ACA was forced through was that health insurance was already making health care so limited and unaffordable, the US was probably about 4 years from average people either forcing Single Payer or turning Luigi on Insurance Company executives, Lobbyists, and potentially politicians who were calling Medicare and Public Health initiatives either the slippery slope to Communism or Ponzi Schemes.
It's all about making sure "those people and the other parasitic losers" who can't afford to pay premium for wealthy doctors and expensive research clinics just "go away" and die somewhere out of sight

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Eugenics? [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

Death panels. Scrivener7 Yesterday #1

They always accuse us of what they are planning to do. Martin68 23 hrs ago #13

Yep. Every accusation is a projection. Scrivener7 23 hrs ago #14

'If they would rather die,' said Scrooge, 'they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. pat_k Yesterday #2

Of course. I'm not surprised at all... haele Yesterday #3

Every kid is different in a family but wow, how did RFK JR end up sooo different from his siblings.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #4

Some of these kids ran wild and were doing a lot of drugs. Irish_Dem Yesterday #5

Got it....Although... electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #20

For Jackie to stay away from the RFK kids it had to be bad. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #23

I think there are a lot of variables that shaped RFK Jr. yellow dahlia 2 hrs ago #24

Yes of course. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #25

As you say - something in the mix opened up his sociopathic side... yellow dahlia 2 hrs ago #26

He seems to have been very promiscuous during his first marriage. John1956PA 16 min ago #27

Richest country in the history of the world cannot afford to take care of sick people. Irish_Dem Yesterday #6

Cut our defense budget in half and we still spend more than any other country... bsiebs Yesterday #8

The US hates to spend it on the people. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #22

Survival of a species depends on multigraincracker Yesterday #7

Eugenics?? It sounds more like straight up euthanasia. That is where the first organized Nazi killing started. flashman13 Yesterday #9

That has alway been the Republican healthcare plan. If you get sick, die quickly. ToxMarz Yesterday #10

Where is Sarah Palin when you need her? mgardener Yesterday #11

From a Boomer BeneteauBum Yesterday #12

Women don't feel like they are being listened to by drs and women weren't typically part of clinical chowder66 23 hrs ago #15

If they had their way abortion and sterilization would be illegal for some and mandatory for others. Marcuse 23 hrs ago #16

Modern conservatism in a nutshell. This was always what it was all about. Caring about human life costs too much money, Karasu 23 hrs ago #17

"Health insurance will be cheaper if we just let sick people die" struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #18

Pos should be arrested and jailed. 58Sunliner 22 hrs ago #19

So I learned a new word: Senicide BeneteauBum 20 hrs ago #21