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bigdarryl

(13,190 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:47 PM Apr 2014

Randi Rhodes:The republicans are targeting the 80 percent who already had healthcare

Not the 9 million who has Obamacare. 9 million isn't going to win you an election. I disagree a little bit about her assessment even though she says 80 percent have healthcare through there employers some might of saved money by signing up for the ACA

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Randi Rhodes:The republicans are targeting the 80 percent who already had healthcare (Original Post) bigdarryl Apr 2014 OP

It's a clever move on their part leftstreet Apr 2014 #1

And trying to convince them that treestar Apr 2014 #2

leftstreet

(36,098 posts)

1. It's a clever move on their part

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:51 PM

Apr 2014

It's true, 75-80 percent of people already had coverage through employers, Medicare, Medicaid etc

The architects of the ACA knew there would be political fallout, and so it begins...

treestar

(82,383 posts)

2. And trying to convince them that

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2014, 04:53 PM

Apr 2014

They are paying for it.

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