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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo. What are you feeling tonight?
Giddy?
Thrilled?
Cautious?
Scared?
Elated?
Just you?
The whole family?
MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)Cautious. A little hopeful.
mvd
(65,173 posts)Now happy about their failure.
MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)But we ALL benefit from pre-existing protections and no life time limits. We have to protect the progress we have made. It's hard fought.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)because of large deductibles & copays, but isn't that because of the plan chosen?.
Some want catastrophic, they are young & healthy so their deductible would be much higher than the family that needs coverage for themselves & children.
Another thing they keep saying that Obama said & he did "if you like your plan, you can keep it". But my understanding, those were junk plans taking peoples money & not delivering.
Would like input, especially from those on ACA.
I'm on medicare, so I don't understand ACA that well.
MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)The other company only offers 3 plans for people in my age bracket, I'm 52 and my husband is 55. We have the least expensive plan at $1322 per month. The silver plan is $1607 and the gold plan is $2132!!!
The ACA thankfully provides pre-existing condition protections, but insurance companies have answered that by charging huge premiums for older people on individual plans. I don't consider myself old at 52...but here we are.
I'm happy the ACA was preserved but it needs to be a stepping stone to something that serves more of us. Single payer!!!
mvd
(65,173 posts)Just waiting what new fresh hell they'll try.
MontanaMama
(23,314 posts)The cabal is plotting as we speak.
I'm far more afraid of the terrorists in the WH and rethug party than I am of any foreign organization. We have a much higher chance of being injured or dead as a result of republican "policy".
meadowlark5
(2,795 posts)as attention will be turned towards tax reform. You know the republicans, tax reform isn't meant to help us. Nothing they do is in the best interest of people. This one concerns me greatly. Because there will be no way around taxes.
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)And that's good enough for me.
Me, tooo!
LeftInTX
(25,305 posts)I just became a deputy voter registrar. There are a bunch of registration drives coming up.
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)Yes, rest UP! BIG Work ahead!
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)nolabear
(41,960 posts)All those calls and town halls and emails and letters and...everything!
Exhausting AND exhilarating!
Great to hear You are feeling HOPE -FULL!
gademocrat7
(10,656 posts)That the smirk on lying Ryan's face was erased. And that drumpf's bullying threats were quashed.
erinlough
(2,176 posts)So many of the stories I heard both on here and in real life about folks who were worried and desperate that the ACA was their only hope hurt my heart. I am thankful that they can rest easier tonight.
Powerful because our voices, dollars, texts, tweets, marches were heard. We can do it again when we need to.
butdiduvote
(284 posts)I'm glad my healthcare is safe for now, but we're going to have to fight like this on every fucking thing for years. We wouldn't have had to if people voted smarter.
llmart
(15,536 posts)We cannot let up. Every single thing these asswipes try to put through we need to fight it tooth and nail. We need to control the narrative. On his big issues he's 0 for 2 (muslim ban and ACA). Let's keep it up!
jpak
(41,757 posts)Relief that this Evil POS did not pass.
And anger that the GOP even considered this as MAGA.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Our 14 y/o grandson is spending the night and he's pretty happy too!
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)I am excited to see Rachel.
MBS
(9,688 posts)OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Oh, you probably mean about failed trumpcare...
Excited at all the winning we're experiencing as he is losing.
adigal
(7,581 posts)We MUST take back the House at least. I think we will.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)It's all downhill from here for them.
Delmette2.0
(4,165 posts)This was just the first battle.
JustAnotherGen
(31,819 posts)I think from a conference call with my Indivisible group - we have time to focus on the election.
We have a 2 council people, an assembly seat to defend, another to grab. Tomorrow our Wisniewski supporters are phone banking nd those of us who are Murphy supporters are organizing locally.
We have to get sanctuary status for our Town, and focus on the Penn pipeline.
There's so much work to do - this was a huge boost to the NJ elections this year!
We flipped four Republican House members. Four! We got to Leonard Lance. Time to reload our Activism Bows.
LeftInTX
(25,305 posts)Voter registration drives...city council and mayor election coming up.
It's great to be involved with activism.
peacebuzzard
(5,170 posts)Feeling relieved for a moment.
There is more of the treason court to come.
Good to breathe a sigh of relief though.
KewlKat
(5,624 posts)or something, anything to kill ACA and then blame the program failure on us Dems.............
Kimchijeon
(1,606 posts)Both myself and husband, feeling very happy.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)Yet, prepping for the next fight. Oh, we got the GOP our of women's vagina's.
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)furtheradu
(1,865 posts)Much more Work ahead for Dems, but DANG, I needed today's goood news!
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)Allotheabove!
& very aware we have much WORK to do!
No complacency or resting on our laurels.
FIRED UP!
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)so Republicans collusion with Insurance Corporations won't ruin our Obamacare LAW (ACA) out of spite.
Time to tweak ACA NOW, right away make Insurance Corporations get those thousands of plans off independent 'for profit' internet businesses and back on healthcareDOTgov state exchanges.
Make the insurance Corporations stop, fake inflated drug prices & fake inflated billing prices- to force more out of pocket costs on consumers.
Wounded Bear
(58,649 posts)more games to play.
rzemanfl
(29,557 posts)OliverQ
(3,363 posts)The whole Nunes/Ryan cover up really bothers me and I feel like the Russia investigation is going to be sabotaged.
liquid diamond
(1,917 posts)This is the best I've felt since Election Day.