The GOP is out to kill you.

[SmittynMo]

Talk about your death panels. The GOP's refusal to expand Medicaid in Florida actually killed this woman, when otherwise, she'd still be here. This is out of control. The GOP needs to take full responsibility for her death. It does not have to be this way. We're killing our own people due to greed and ignorance. Of course, since this is related indirectly to the ACA, the GOP is against it. I can only hope that other states that have refused to expand Medicaid are listening and reading and change their minds. WTF



http://orlandoweekly.com/news/the-perils-of-florida-s-refusal-to-expand-medicaid-1.1665144

[SmittynMo]

1. Excerpts from the article

Congressman Alan Grayson, who received significant criticism for his “Die Quickly” placard, which he released in reaction to Republican obstruction of the ACA, replied more specifically to the case.

“Charlene’s sad and unnecessary death illustrates what I have said all along: For the 1 million of Floridians who cannot afford health care coverage, the Republican health care plan is simply this: ‘Don’t get sick,’” Grayson says. “If you do get sick, and if you cannot afford coverage, the GOP has nothing for you but prayer. The Republicans have no answers, no alternatives, no ideas, no safety nets, no sympathy, no empathy and no compassion. Just these three words: ‘Don’t get sick.’ The GOP’s refusal to expand Medicaid, at no cost to Florida, has put the GOP’s appalling disregard for human life on full display. As far as they’re concerned, if you’re not a fetus, you’re on your own. The Republicans would literally rather watch people like Charlene die than give them the care that they need to stay healthy and alive. It’s disgusting and sadistic.”

Grayson entered Woolrich’s account of Dill’s death – which she published online – into the Congressional Record, even having a representative deliver the document at Dill’s funeral, which was, again, crowd-funded by Woolrich on GoFundMe.com. Woolrich raised $4,000 in less than a week to pay for the funeral.

“I memorialized Charlene’s life and death in the Congressional Record, because the Republicans want to pretend that none of this is happening. That Charlene didn’t die as a result of their callous neglect – that no Floridians will die as a result of their willful refusal to expand Medicaid at no cost,” Grayson says. “But I’m not going to let them forget. I’m not going to let them pretend. This is not a game; this is very real. This is life and death.”

[chknltl]

3. KnR and strong rec for all to read this post.

[blkmusclmachine]

2. With the authoritarian freaks over at the GOP, everything is always about PROJECTION.

[maindawg]

4. what about the right to life?

How can millions of RWNJs freak over Terry Shivo and not care about this woman?

[yuiyoshida]

5. what were they saying? Some thing along the lines of drowning

government in a bathtub? Even if it takes out a few people in the process? They want a Corporate dictatorship.. what other kind of government could they possibly want?

[gerogie2]

6. If she is not upper middle class or wealthy...

Republicans don't care. If you aren't part of the well to do you don't matter.