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Sun Feb 5, 2017, 12:41 PM Feb 2017

Resistance Against ACA Repeal Resembles Rosty's Revolt

...that time when Rep. Dan Rostenkowski (D) was besieged by angry seniors and others over the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988, signed by Pres. Ronald Reagan on July 01, 1988, which contained a tax on 40% of the elderly (up to $800 per year for an individual and up to $1,600 per year for a couple.)




Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) on Saturday:









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Resistance Against ACA Repeal Resembles Rosty's Revolt (Original Post) bigtree Feb 2017 OP
this held up well bigtree Mar 2017 #1
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