Still Waiting For The Republican Health Care Plan ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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In case you were twiddling our thumbs on this, you can keep twiddling. The New York Times reports:
At precisely 3:56 p.m. on Thursday, Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, introduced a popular Internet symbol for a careless shrug of the shoulders — ¯_(ツ)_/¯ — into the Congressional record, holding it up on a placard and describing it as “a pretty good summary of what the Republicans’ plan is,” if the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act this summer.
Taegan Goddard links to Jonathan Chait:
Next month, the Supreme Court will rule on King v. Burwell. If all five Republican appointees support the plaintiffs (there’s no chance any of the Democrat-appointed justices will take the lawsuit seriously), some 7 million Americans will quickly lose their insurance. The prospect that this will occur has induced a wave of panic — not among the customers at risk of losing their insurance, who seem largely unaware, nor even among Obamacare’s Democratic supporters, but among Republicans. The chaos their lawsuit would unleash might blow back in a way few Republicans had considered until recently, and now, on the eve of a possible triumph, they find themselves scrambling to contain the damage. It is dawning on the Grand Old Party that snatching health insurance away from millions of helpless victims is not quite as rewarding as expected.
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mea_mark May 22nd, 2015 at 2:34 pm
W¯_(ツ)_/¯Genocide — Chaos and panic among republicans, YAY ~!
allison1050 May 22nd, 2015 at 9:05 pm
They’re inaction = death panels.
whatthe46 May 24th, 2015 at 4:13 am
how do you do that? the thingie with the “whatever” sign?
mea_mark May 24th, 2015 at 11:01 am
The easiest way to do it is to copy and paste it somewhere where you can easily copy and paste it from. That is what I’m doing. You can google how to do it but it is a little complicated as it uses a foreign language.
whatthe46 May 24th, 2015 at 2:13 pm
thanks.
robert May 22nd, 2015 at 10:13 pm
why would they care ? everyone who wants to squash obamacare has employer or government paid insurance.
another classic case of Ive got mine
starskeptic May 22nd, 2015 at 11:17 pm
They do care about not being able to escape the blame when their constituents lose.
robert May 22nd, 2015 at 11:36 pm
if blame means your paying into the system like you should I guess your right ?
starskeptic May 22nd, 2015 at 11:40 pm
Blame as in caught holding the bag of lies they sold and pointing the finger at the Dems doesn’t work.
robert May 23rd, 2015 at 1:10 pm
lol obamacare has been said to be a clone to romneycare so you could be onto something
Dwendt44 May 23rd, 2015 at 11:44 am
Didn’t Alan Grayson expose the Republican plan a couple of years ago?
As I recall, it was: Don’t get sick. If you do get sick, die quickly.
TKList May 24th, 2015 at 3:01 am
Get government out of the health care business as much as possible. Limit them to limited regulations and financial support to those who need it.
Obamacare, Medicaid, Medicare and VA hospitals should be abolished.
People under these programs and those who are financially below the poverty level should be given a yearly amount that they could use to purchase health insurance.
Keep the federal regulation stating that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing conditions as long as the person had previous insurance.
Allow people to purchase insurance from any state.
Deregulate state health insurance markets.
Unhinge medical insurance from employers in the tax code.
Getting government out and increasing competition in this way will lower health care costs. It cuts the bureaucracy costs, cuts the fraud costs and improves competition and quality of care.
whatthe46 May 24th, 2015 at 4:10 am
you have been seriously bitch slapped with the biggest stupid stick on the fk’n planet! i noticed you didn’t say, “get the government out of a woman’s p***y!” i noticed that you didn’t say “get the government out a persons bedroom.” what i did notice is that you are basically saying, “fk the poor, fk the children, and fk the vets. how about STOP trying to push religion on people! the rwnj’s montra. i don’t want anyone telling me who to pray to! or how i should pray! if you want sharia law, then get the fk outta my damn country!
TKList May 24th, 2015 at 4:20 am
Get government out of the marriage business, women’s private parts, people’s businesses, health care, housing, education, mortgages, loans, retirement and people’s paychecks.
And I am an Atheist.
tracey marie May 24th, 2015 at 6:45 am
Education needs to be uniform for all states, not theocratic syupidity in the south. I want regulations of the mortgage companies and banks, look what happens when we allow them free reign, the bush economic crash. Taxes are a necessity for a civilized society, you want chaos, MOVE.
TKList May 24th, 2015 at 7:16 am
Abolish tax code and IRS.
Enact the Fair Tax.
Minimize regulations to only what is absolutely necessary.
Balance the budget.
Start decreasing the national debt.
Abolish the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and all bank regulations except one; require full disclosure on full or fractional reserve backing of deposits.
Treat gold, silver and cryptocurrencies as legal tender (not as an asset) for tax purposes.
End the war on drugs. Decriminalize and legalize drugs.
Immigration reform is necessary because of inadequate immigration policy and execution.
Abolish the Farm bill
Give all parents school vouchers.
Abolish minimum wage laws.
Get the federal government out of the student loan business.
Get government out of the health care business as much as possible. Limit them to limited regulations and financial support to those who need it.
Obamacare, Medicaid, Medicare and VA hospitals should be abolished.
People under these programs and those who are financially below the poverty level should be given a yearly amount that they could use to purchase health insurance.
Keep the federal regulation stating that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing conditions as long as the person had previous insurance.
Allow people to purchase insurance from any state.
Deregulate state health insurance markets.
Unhinge medical insurance from employers in the tax code.
Getting government out and increasing competition in this way will lower health care costs. It cuts the bureaucracy costs, cuts the fraud costs and improves competition and quality of care.
Abolish the FHA, HUD, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Repeal the Community Reinvestment Act.
Update the safety net. Have a means tested financial safety net, not a safety net based on government run programs for everyone.
Pay employees their full pay and let them choose to who and how much of their pay goes to their medical insurance, pension fund, and long-term care fund.
Stop letting companies, unions, cities, states and the federal government mismanage and underfund promised benefits.
Liberate the paychecks of hard-working Americans from the convoluted tax code and dictates of politicians on how to save for retirement.
Support politicians that promise to get rid of laws and regulations that are obsolete or ineffective, instead of the ones that promise to enact more laws and regulations.
Pass and ratify an Amendment to the Constitution to require a 60% supermajority in the House to pass any new legislation and a simple majority to repeal any legislation.
Pass a Constitutional Amendment for congressional term limits.
Choose limited federal government. Stop making millionaires out of our politicians and lobbyists. Stop increasing the power of connected corporations.
tracey marie May 24th, 2015 at 9:52 am
read your blog and laughed.
TKList May 24th, 2015 at 10:13 am
Politics = Manipulation of the Ignorant. Don’t be Manipulated.
*A Public Service Message*
tracey marie May 24th, 2015 at 10:36 am
still laughing
TKList May 24th, 2015 at 12:20 pm
Democrats: Dictatorial, socialistic, economically ignorant, spendaholics.
tracey marie May 24th, 2015 at 12:23 pm
laughing even harder
TKList May 24th, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Conservatives – God Created America
Liberals – Your Land Is My Land
Libertarians – My Country ‘Tis Of Liberty
OldLefty May 24th, 2015 at 12:42 pm
That’s EXACTLY what THEY say about Republicans, who are the authoritarians and blindly obey Newt Gingrich’s 1996 GOPAC Memo, Language; A Key Mechanism of Control.
The are also the deficit peacocks who ALWAYS triple the deficit, depress the economy and who’s policies crashed the economy in 2008.
Thou dost project too much, Methinks.
TKList May 24th, 2015 at 12:44 pm
Republicans: Authoritarian, religiously obnoxious, economically hypocritical, spendaholics.
tracey marie May 24th, 2015 at 6:43 am
bircher lala land ideas