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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Graham-Cassidy Bill: A Last-Ditch GOP Effort To Deprive Millions Of Health Care
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2017/09/18/graham-cassidy-bill-the-last-ditch-gop-effort-to-deprive-millions-of-healthcare/#2c790ecb3b92Having failed by a single vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the GOP has a new stealth campaign to gut it, this time via the Graham-Cassidy bill. This is not a sound proposal but rather another punitive bill, this time robbing blue states to gain votes by rewarding the red states with hefty bribes in exchange for votes of support.
Before the ACA was enacted, almost 50 million (or about 17 percent of people) were uninsured. That figure has dropped to 8.8 percent. Out-and-out repeal now will lead to an estimated 32 million people losing coverage likely more, since this bill is more draconian than its failed predecessor, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA).... more
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The Graham-Cassidy Bill: A Last-Ditch GOP Effort To Deprive Millions Of Health Care (Original Post)
Skidmore
Sep 2017
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sheshe2
(83,748 posts)1. They want to murder 32 million men women and children.
This president, congress and senate AND their supporters are advocating the death of millions and the supporters are to stupid to know they are in that number.
This is why the human race is doomed to fail. The stupid is appalling.
brer cat
(24,560 posts)2. Should be renamed the Death Squad Bill.
They will be delighted to kill Americans if it gets them another penny.
mcar
(42,307 posts)4. I contacted my legislators today
They want to slide this travesty through without a true CBO score. They are soulless monsters.
Cary
(11,746 posts)5. Kick and rec
murielm99
(30,736 posts)6. K&R
Matthew28
(1,798 posts)8. Deathcare
Evil bastards
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)9. kicking because people do neēd information
Whatever of the several healthcare bills you support, unless we can agree on a solution, THIS is what Republicans can vote out. This bill is a killer and you should care about what it would do to millions.