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snacker

(3,619 posts) Sat Nov 23, 2013, 10:42 PM Nov 2013

Walker's Latest Con

Walker's Latest Con on Insurance Subsidies off the Exchanges.

"Devious and slick, Scott Walker has a plan do dissolve the Affordable Care Act's exchanges in the most casual, unnoticeable way. His simple suggestion? Give subsidies to insurers off the exchanges, because they would also have to meet the same strict standards as those providers on the exchanges..."

http://democurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2013/11/walkers-latest-con-on-insurance.html?spref=tw

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Walker's Latest Con (Original Post) snacker Nov 2013 OP

What a douche move. Fuck him. Ed Suspicious Nov 2013 #1

Do they spend all of their time coming up with things like this? CatholicEdHead Nov 2013 #2

ALEC's fingerprints all over that. Scuba Nov 2013 #3

Beyond reprehensible.... ewagner Nov 2013 #4

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

1. What a douche move. Fuck him.

Reply to snacker (Original post)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 12:09 AM

Nov 2013

CatholicEdHead

(9,740 posts)

2. Do they spend all of their time coming up with things like this?

Reply to snacker (Original post)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 12:39 AM

Nov 2013

It is a seemingly endless stream of proposals from the WI GOP to screw over the state and people of Wisconsin. I expect this is a trial balloon on the state level. Expect this to go nationwide sooner than later.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

3. ALEC's fingerprints all over that.

Reply to CatholicEdHead (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 06:54 AM

Nov 2013

Yes, give subsidies to the insurance companies, 'cause like the oil companies, or something.

ewagner

(18,964 posts)

4. Beyond reprehensible....

Reply to Scuba (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 10:23 AM

Nov 2013

United Health opted out of the exchanges Nation-wide...(not to mention that one of their wholly-owned subsidiaries DESIGNED the ACA website).....this plan would benefit them handsomely....

ALEC? I suspect United has a big role in ALEC.

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