It's not called Obamacare, it's called the affordable care act and every time a media outlet does this it hurts the program that helps millions of people.
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helps people to purchase insurance with subsidies but does not help citizens have healthcare
minimum wage is still stuck at $7.25 and any healthcare solution involving subsidies that go directly to megacorps that are actually causing the healthcare crisis while still requiring massive payouts from citizens just to have healthcare does not help at all
democrat mindset of less bad=good enough is not sufficient to tackle the healthcare needs of any country
throwing some Febreze on a pile of shit definitely does not help agree but at the end of the day no matter what do or don't do still a pile of horseshit and bad for you
How do you feel about the Republican’s healthcare offerings and solutions of “fuck you die in the streets?”
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Amen.
Obama care and aca is the same thing. Maybe it confuses people but how does calling it Obama care make it sound bad? For me Obama care sounds like a compliment to Obama, like he tried to do something good even though it was gutted by Republicans. That $500-1000 fine for not having insurance really pissed me off though. I worked overtime to make 30k annually and wasn't offered health care but also did not qualify for affordable insurance
Remember when Obama wore a tan suit and Republicans were ready to burn the white house down? That's why. For a minority of Americans they think Obama was the anti-Christ. That's why.
Leave aside how flawed the bill was, but call it what is is: the affordable care act.
Do you have any idea how 'Obama care' started? Because it wasn't his idea, it was Romney-care first. Kicker here is that Romney-care was spawned by the Heritage Foundation. The ones responsible for Project 2025.
You draw whatever conclusions you want from that.
I didn't know that. I don't remember specifics anymore, I remember the aca was revised over and over before it was approved. Should have been called the pos act
The Nazi party uses Obamacare as a boogeyman scare tactic fueled by racism and a desire to split the population more.
Its better to remind anyone using Obamacare that it in fact, Romney Care.
Ya the penalty was such a slap in the face. Health tax for being healthy. Helped to pay for these fat MAGAs who probably would have succumbed to diabetes by now.
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Wait, I was told everything, even including Faux News, was the "liberal media, though...
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That’s the point. Make you poor and unable to choose. Good thing Kamala didn’t win though, we really lucked out avoiding “business as usual” bullshit.
This is what I don't understand. Do people not factor the consequences of giving the orange buffoon power again and the impact that choice has on their own country, economy and system of government, nevermind what is happening half a world away?
People are tired of falling in line for a party that doesn't support them.
It's an easy fix, just start nominating progressive candidates.
The only issue is that upper middle class white folks will have to pay more in taxes, so they'd rather have Trump.
It's all about the money, and money brings out the worst in people.
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I had a super progressive friend throw her vote away because of a war happening across the globe that's been going on for thousands of years. Kamala supported Israel and on top of that, "she's a cop."
Probably expected the gaza war to end the first day trump was in office too...
But no, progressives aren't necessarily the entire answer either, as other forum members hope. Nothing against AOC or Bernie (I think they're great). Vote by policy and solutions, not personality or affiliation.
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For the death cult, the cruelty was always the point.
And it is a death cult
Look at their churches everyone praying to the nailed-up dying guy pleading for their Savior to come back and end the world
Christianity is sick as fuck and Christofascists are in charge
I was referring to the Republican party, not the religion.
I see your point though.
Fair point. There used to be a distinction.
To quote the great Peter Sellers: "Not anymore!"
In spite of the despicable nature of the christo-fascists that took over the party, I do have to keep reminding myself that it's not a majority.
For one, it wasn't a majority that voted for trump, and even those votes have been revealed through statistics to have been tampered with.
I don't feel like I could be an apologist, but I also don't feel comfortable condemning whole groups because of minority bad actors.
I'm in conflict for sure though, because if you see a Nazi sit down at a table with 10 people, what you have is 11 Nazis.
As for this last vote, if you voted, you knew and if you claim you didn't, you're either lying to yourself or to everyone else.
/Soapbox
I don't desperately need medical care, but my heart burns for anyone who does rn.
I received a message that my "so cheap it was basically free" plan will be 400$ a month starting in 2026. I'm going to call in on monday to tell them to cancel it.
People will die because of this as a direct result.
I don’t desperately need medical care
Here's the thing: you don't get to pick when you need medical care.
Mood as someone who never thought abt breaking a bone. I broke my collarbone this month and now owe $600 in medical expenses. I was barely keeping up with my monthly premium bill at $60. So yeah my insurance is going from $60 to $160 with the removal of the advanced tax credits to my plan, I have no idea what to do except not break another bone and cancel my plan.
I'm in the same position.
Isn’t this why the US government is shut down? To avoid this specific thing?
It's shut down to bring attention to this and demand extended subsidies that prevent this kind of thing. The shut down is a bargaining chip, not a solution.
But remember the Orange Turd has a plan. Your death.
*Concepts of a plan
Smith and Wesson is my health care provider. This is America!!
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