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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2016, 09:10 PM Dec 2016

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So this is why they want to repeal ACA..

An ObamaCare repeal would cut taxes for the top 1 percent by an average of $33,000.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/310627-study-obamacare-repeal-would-mean-big-tax-cut-for-high-earners

how did I know it was about there wallet...

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So this is why they want to repeal ACA.. (Original Post) pbmus Dec 2016 OP

Another item said the top break was $100K & mid- & lower get nothing. UTUSN Dec 2016 #1

For 2 reasons, the $33K wouldn't matter: lindysalsagal Dec 2016 #2

Yep. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #3

The right wishes to repeal the ACA because it helps average Americans. Greed is a disease. sarcasmo Dec 2016 #4

Do the non-rich EVER get ANYTHING??? resistance2016 Dec 2016 #5

UTUSN

(70,645 posts)

1. Another item said the top break was $100K & mid- & lower get nothing.

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Thu Dec 15, 2016, 11:09 PM

Dec 2016

lindysalsagal

(20,583 posts)

2. For 2 reasons, the $33K wouldn't matter:

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 11:11 PM

Dec 2016

1. It's a grain of sand on a beach to them
2. They don't pay taxes, they get loopholes.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)

3. Yep.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 11:15 PM

Dec 2016

More "centrist" positions of Democrats in the past usually have the same outcomes, just slower than what Republicans/Libertarians desire.

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

4. The right wishes to repeal the ACA because it helps average Americans. Greed is a disease.

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Fri Dec 16, 2016, 12:16 AM

Dec 2016

resistance2016

(86 posts)

5. Do the non-rich EVER get ANYTHING???

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 05:41 AM

Dec 2016

EVERYTHING is about making life EASIER for the fucking rich, who already have an easy life!!
They never have to suffer! ALL the non-rich get is pain, suffering, and death!
When do the goddamn rich suffer?????

THE RICH = USELESS PARASITES, ONE AND ALL!!

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