Trumpcare 2.1

So, the Senate's version of Trumpcare was finally brought out from the shadows, and at first glance, it doesn't seem any better than any of its predecessors. Again, it's a tax cut for the wealthy thinly veiled as healthcare.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-health-care-bill-safety-net_us_594ac8f7e4b01cdedefff13c?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

The Senate GOP health bill in one sentence: poor people pay more for worse insurance

It’s not complicated. Just cruel.

"There are a lot of moving parts in the health bill Senate Republicans just released, but the bigger picture is straightforward. Health care expert Larry Levitt condensed it to fewer than 140 characters:

Under the Senate bill, low-income people would pay higher premiums for bigger deductibles.

— Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) June 22, 2017

That’s it. That’s what this bill does. In fact, it does it over and over again. Policy after policy in the bill is built to achieve the same goal: making poor people pay more for less health insurance."

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/22/15854614/senate-gop-health-bill-poor-pay-more

LYLS3637 said: "...Yet people will vote Republican..."

Yeah, my 23 year-old nephew who voted for Trump, with his "reason" being he wanted to get rid of Obamacare, and he has a congenital heart condition which could leave him unable to acquire insurance without it.

Updated On: 6/22/17 at 02:53 PM

madbrian said: "LYLS3637 said: "...Yet people will vote Republican..."

Yeah, my 23 year-old nephew who voted for Trump, with his "reason" being he wanted to get rid of Obamacare, and he has a congenital heart condition which could leave him unable to acquire insurance without it."



People in this country do not accept the responsibility of educating themselves. You look at every single public policy study on Obamacare where the vast majority of respondents support every vital piece of the law, but the follow up question of "Do you support Obamacare?" is answered by great big "F&CK NO!"

Stupidity. It's going to destroy this country.

LizzieCurry said: "adamgreer said: "4 GOP Senators have already said there voting "no," which essentially makes this DOA without major changes. "

Yep, it's good news — but we should be calling anyway (whoever our reps are) in case something propels them back on the other side of the fence.



Absolutely. I called my Senators today. Nelson was already voting no, but his aid was happy to hear from me. Rubio's a likely yes vote, because of his infatuation with the Trumps.

adamgreer said: "4 GOP Senators have already said there voting "no," which essentially makes this DOA without major changes."

The same was said about the 2nd House version, but that eventually passed. We need to be vigilant and persistent.

Thanks for keeping this front and center. Called Pat Toomey and Bob Casey (Pennsylvania) - could any state senators be more far apart? Have been sending letters to Toomey expressing my dislike of most of his positions. I used to try and call but can never get through and his mailboxes are full.

Like madbrian says, we never thought the House would pass the bill and they did. I have no faith in the Senate. I am wishing that some of the moderate Repubs (Susan Collins) also vote no. But with no sense of faith.

Updated On: 6/23/17 at 12:11 PM

I usually do call the regional office. For a long time, every one of Toomey's regional boxes was full, as well as his DC office. That's why I finally took to sending emails. I will not quit communicating with him.

I love you guys.

It's so disheartening that in 2017, we/our nation still have to fight for this kind of basic human right to healthcare. We still live in a world of the haves and have nots, still great pockets of discrimination, with racist and bigoted overtones that still have a great voice in Washington.

When a candidate in GA, can come out and blatantly state she is against a basic living wage, among other "luxuries", and still get elected? Where are we headed? AND, this district boasted a lot of upper middle class women voters that "officially" did get out and vote. I'm not saying it was solely women voters, but their vote definitely had an impact.

What I can do is implore everyone to please call your Senators!! I have included a link to find your Senators, if you don't know who or how to talk to them.

https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/

We can not let this Congress and this abhorrent 45 administration decimate our country and our values. Please Call!! Thanks!

Another thing you can do is google your senators' websites and put their REGIONAL office phone numbers into your contacts. The regional office numbers are just as valid and your calls will be tallied — they're also more likely to not go straight to voicemail or have full voicemail inboxes than your senators' DC numbers.

Same. I can't even believe this is a thing.

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/26/cbo-to-release-crucial-report-on-senate-obamacare-replacement-bill.html

Also, CBO score is out. Call even if you've already called! I just did.

But... I don't think healthcare is a human right. Here are two reasons:

(1) Healthcare involves human labor. No one is born with the right to claim the fruits of other people's labor.

HOW AYN RAND OF YOU! SPOKEN LIKE A SELFISH LIBERTARIAN!

(2) Modern healthcare is a bunch of technologies that didn't exist until fairly recently. How can something be a human right if it didn't even exist for most of human history?

GOING BY YOUR WAY OF THINKING, LBGTQ PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE RIGHT FOR MOST OF HUMAN HISTORY! OR WOMEN SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE OR OWN PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THESE RIGHTS FOR MOST OF HUMAN HISTORY!



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