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  2. JanF

    I was struck by a comment from Bill O’Reilly which really sums up the whole ACA issue and also shows why the punditating on Obamacare is so awful. He asked “Just who is the Affordable Care Act affordable for?”.

    The income inequality gap is so great in America that those at the top can no longer see those on the bottom, or even in the middle. When you are a wealthy pundit, you literally cannot see who the ACA would help. They don’t dine with you, they don’t live in your neighborhoods, they don’t go to school with your kids. The ACA helps everyone, not just those who are paying less for health insurance or who are now covered by Medicaid but every single person who pays for health care. The little reported study that came out last week showing a drop in health care costs since the ACA was passed is money that everyone who uses health care saves. Hospital costs came down and will come down even more as hospitals don’t have to tack on the cost of unpaid ER visits to everyone’s bill.

    And everyone benefits from a healthier America.

    Obama Derangement Syndrome (which is actually Democratic President Derangement Syndrome) has blinded the right-wing to reality. Willfully overlooking the benefits of the ACA will not make more people want to vote for Republicans … it will simply endear you to the ever shrinking echo-chamber on the right.

    Look at this!! Young people think things will be just fine:

    “Only 25 percent of 18-to-34 year olds say that the new law is a failure, compared to more than four in 10 in any other age bracket,” said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Seven in 10 younger Americans think the current problems faced by Obamacare will eventually be fixed.

    Those kids will vote for Democrats because they will wonder what the heck the old fogeys in the GOP are talking about. Their reality does not match the punditry.

     

  7. DeniseVelez

    out the kitchen window – they’ve been hanging around with our free-range chickens …wish I had thought to get a pic

  8. Jk2003

    Happy thanksgiving to everyone.

    Gotta make some cheese grits and Waldorf salad along with the turkey.  My parents are bringing the rest.  The kids are super stoked  and my daughter made place cards.  Even checked to see if my parents were bringing the dog and If she needed a place card too.

    Cold and sunny here.  Great turkey trot day.  

    Hope you all have a great day!

  9. Portlaw

    all. If you are driving, stay safe. Since it’s a day of thanks, thanks to all of you for keeping me sane in these crazy times!

  10. anotherdemocrat

    It’s still in the 30s now, I’ll wait to go uncover my plants.

    I just watched Richard Engel participating in a 5K with some soldiers in Afghanistan – he’s adorable. I slept in, nibbling on some cheese & crackers.

    Since my brother is on call (he’s a computer guy for a retailer — not tech support, but still…) we’re not getting together. So I’m just hanging out.

  12. anotherdemocrat

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    I’m watching the comet coverage on NASA TV & eating my mushroom risotto with buffalo popcorn tofu (buried) & some cheese

  13. anotherdemocrat

    Haven’t budged from the couch all day. Loved all the comet stuff on NASA TV.  Now I’m clearing out the dvr. I had tater tots & more buffalo tofu for dinner. And an individual chocolate cheesecake.

    How was your day?

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