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Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)
1. What do you call a Republican who'se lost his job or health coverage?
Wed Oct 2, 2013, 09:10 PM
Oct 2013

A born again Democrat.

And a hearty welcome to the real world to all of them.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
4. If we can get even just a small number of seniors
Wed Oct 2, 2013, 09:22 PM
Oct 2013

who have decryed obamacare to think this isn't so bad or hey I like this Republicans are screwed.

doc03

(35,340 posts)
5. My next door neighbor is. He is 61 and has been laid off for over a year
Wed Oct 2, 2013, 09:31 PM
Oct 2013

currently he gets his health care from the union. The insurance costs over $800 a month but he gets the Health Care Tax Credit which cuts it down to $225. Well at the end of the year
the HCTC expires, so I found out a few days ago he is looking forward to signing up for Obamacare. I was wondering why he hasn't been harping about Obamacare for the last few months, now I know why. He has also milked every unemployment extention available. Funny how they can change when it involves them benifiting from something.

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
8. They are not signing up for "Obamacare" They are signing up for "The Affordable Care Act"
Thu Oct 3, 2013, 11:53 AM
Oct 2013

"Obamacare" is unpatriotic, a communist ploy. True "Muricans are signing for the "affordable Care Act" which is soooo much better, and patriotic

Filibuster Harry

(666 posts)
9. Well I don't know how many either but I heard on the news the other day that a man who
Thu Oct 3, 2013, 11:59 AM
Oct 2013

lost some organs in a skiing accident 15 years ago has not had health insurance since then but was able to get insurance on Oct 1 thanks to the ACA.

I wonder if Rs went on-line on purpose to cause the glitch. Just a thought. Rs would do anything.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
13. It'll be like Food Stamps, Welfare and other government programs
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 10:12 AM
Oct 2013

Growing up in Rural Pennsylvania trust me - there was people everywhere collecting government subsidies. But they will still vote republicans because god forbid the government might take their guns and holds it to their head and forces them to have a gay marriage all while praising Allah or some other foreign god ( )

They'll collected because they think they are entitled to it but will still badmouth it because 'them city folks' aren't entitled to any help

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)
15. I wonder if we can find data on this?
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 06:44 PM
Oct 2013

Once the GOP find out their voters think it popular they may back down?

kathman-duzi

(82 posts)
14. The only people I know in my personal circle to personally from government programs are
Fri Oct 4, 2013, 10:46 AM
Oct 2013

Republicans. Yes they will sign up for the ACA or pay the penalty so the system will be kept whole.

I think that many republicans know better that the average bear how to work the system to their benefit. No one is going to pull one over on them and get a step ahead!

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