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Sen. Sanders said:
So these guys have nothing at all to say, and their nightmare is that as millions of people begin to get affordable health insurance, as the Medicaid program expands and people who have never had health insurance in their lives finally are able to go into a doctor. For the Republicans, this is a nightmare. Imagine, if the United States government does something for ordinary people and not just billionaires. What kind of nightmare is that. That is what their biggest fear is, Ed.
Their Nightmare
Bernie Sanders
Sen Sanders (I-VT) nailed it. Republicans are terrified that more people are going to be able to see a doctor. They are scared that people will realize that the government can make positive things happen, and they hate the ACA because it is an example of the government doing something for someone other than wealthy billionaires. ...
The ACA shatters this ideology. The Afforable Care Act demonstrates what happens when government acts in the best interests of the majority. Once people figure out that the Republicans were wrong about Obamacare, there is nothing stopping them from demanding that their government does things that benefit them.
The vision of a functional government that is responsive to the majority of its people gives billionaire controlled Republicans nightmares and causes them to break out into cold sweats. Bernie Sanders laid it out plain and clear. Obamacare could be just the beginning, and Republicans are terrified by the prospect of a government that works for the people.
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cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
Dustlawyer
(10,493 posts)even close! It so frustrating that we have so much apathy towards politics (what the 1% want) and brainwashed Fox/Limpballs, and Hannity followers that consistently vote against their interests. I would like to see mandatory voting and publicly funded elections. I would also like to win the Lottery which I think has better odds than my other wish!
bvar22
(39,909 posts)that in Arkansas, The Republicans sponsored a bill in the State House to make it illegal to inform the public (No Advertising).
In Arkansas, the median income is about $40,000,
and the upper cutoff for Medicaid for a family of four is $36,000.
The damnedest thing I have ever seen is that our conservative neighbors (almost ALL under the $36,000 cap) STILL will not sign up for FREE Health Insurance. They would rather rot & die first.
Maybe Darwin is giving us some help by eventually eliminating those too stupid to sign up for FREE Health Insurance.
IronLionZion
(45,254 posts)is clearly cyclical. Its the free market forces at work. It's pure coincidence. But its not because of the socialist government destruction of our health care system that is obamacare. People just want a piece of the greatest healthcare system in the world before Obama's death panels drown it in the bathtub.