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WinkyDink

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14. Sick constituents do not "donate" (Read: bribe) enough or at all to matter. The goal is to get MORE

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Tue Sep 19, 2017, 03:26 AM

Sep 2017

$$$ for the super-wealthy, for that group to funnel some back to the Republicans in exchange for favorable laws regarding: taxes; pollution; salaries and pensions; health insurance; work safety; and everything else that Democrats have sought fairness and equity on.

And wars. Never forget the unimaginable profits to be made from wars.

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"Under this bill, people with metastatic cancer will pay $142,650 more a year to get coverage." [View all] CousinIT Sep 2017 OP

Handy dandy senator phone list CousinIT Sep 2017 #1

Call all of them and not just your own reps! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #12

what a horrible hateful bill JI7 Sep 2017 #2

Sounds like its good enough for 52 votes to me! The_Casual_Observer Sep 2017 #3

They can pass it with 51, 50 + Mike Pence MiniMe Sep 2017 #5

Beat me to it... bagelsforbreakfast Sep 2017 #9

Why do redumbliCONs always want their constituents to die when they have cancers or other democratisphere Sep 2017 #4

They simply do not give a shit. pangaia Sep 2017 #7

Their DONORS don't die. That's who matters to them. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #10

Due to their greedy personalities the GOP would throw sick granny under a bus BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #13

My AG!!!!! YAY.. pangaia Sep 2017 #6

Sounds like a death panel to me Hekate Sep 2017 #8

Republican deathcare is on the way workinclasszero Sep 2017 #11

Sick constituents do not "donate" (Read: bribe) enough or at all to matter. The goal is to get MORE WinkyDink Sep 2017 #14

Great hit, AG Schneiderman. THANK YOU for your service! Hortensis Sep 2017 #15

Apparently Republicans think only Democratic voters get cancer. Vinca Sep 2017 #16

Yup like Saint Ronnie thought only those queers could get AIDS Bengus81 Sep 2017 #18

32 MILLION will lose coverage under this plan!! We have a WINNER!! Graham and Cassidy!! Bengus81 Sep 2017 #17