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In reply to the discussion: Trump Threatens to Withhold Payments to Insurers to Press Democrats on Health Bill [View all]ColemanMaskell
(783 posts)63. My thought too. They're stuck in a loop from the last few years of repealing Obamacare endlessly.
Maybe they have such a habit of this approach that they won't get anything done. Just like they didn't get anything done for the last six years before. Only now they'll be obstructing themselves. Sounds great.
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Trump Threatens to Withhold Payments to Insurers to Press Democrats on Health Bill [View all]
riversedge
Apr 2017
OP
Agree. Call the bluff. Besides the majority of the payments are for red state folks
iluvtennis
Apr 2017
#65
Mob thug mentality. "Nice healthcare system you have here, be a shame if something happened to it"
Greg K
Apr 2017
#4
My thought too. They're stuck in a loop from the last few years of repealing Obamacare endlessly.
ColemanMaskell
Apr 2017
#63
Yes! and why is this man able to get away with this tactic so often? eom
Lyricalinklines
Apr 2017
#51
Apparently he thinks ALL money is his and he can stiff anyone HE wants to stiff
world wide wally
Apr 2017
#8
Governing requires compromise. If you have two parties and neither will compromise,
Honeycombe8
Apr 2017
#68
Extortion, Sabotage, Thuggery. tRump's technique to squeeze tens of thousand $ from NY contractors.
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2017
#10
what a dumbass. Insurance Corporations will DROP the PEOPLE if they don't get full premium payment.
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#12
Republicans want to fuck up my monthly premium payment. The rules are late 2 months & they drop.
Sunlei
Apr 2017
#87
Insurance companies COULD sue the gov't to collect what the gov't is obligated to pay.
ColemanMaskell
Apr 2017
#67
This should go over like a pregnant high jumper...these idiots almost lost in KS last night!!
adigal
Apr 2017
#28
Remember , The retugs want to use money from Health care to pay for their tax cuts
Mr. Sparkle
Apr 2017
#36
So, once again, the chiseler in chief refuses to pay creditors. Bigly surprise there.
Augiedog
Apr 2017
#37
It will NEVER happen! He doesn't have the power to do so and republicans don't have the...
George II
Apr 2017
#54
End up in court imho - he could order non-payment, then someone would take it to court
ColemanMaskell
Apr 2017
#78
Trump is continuing to run his office as he did in private business, he with holds payment. We
Thinkingabout
Apr 2017
#70
Dumb-ass bastard thinks he's real smart laying out a threat like this, is if he was making
The_Casual_Observer
Apr 2017
#76
He really just could not be a bigger asshole or bigger idiot, could he???
Fast Walker 52
Apr 2017
#79
Bring it on - move us one step closer to single payer. Hmmm what am I missing here - we dont need no
Kashkakat v.2.0
Apr 2017
#88