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Klarkashton

(4,740 posts) Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:06 PM Jan 3

Millions have been screwed by increased ACA

Premiums. Now we are going to 'rebuild' another country. MAGA!

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Millions have been screwed by increased ACA (Original Post) Klarkashton Jan 3 OP

K&R spanone Jan 3 #1

A big part of why Obama was finally able to push the ACA through markodochartaigh Jan 3 #2

Whatever happened to "America First"? Diamond_Dog Jan 3 #3

It's "Make Venezuela Great Again" now EarlG Jan 3 #4

War gets ACA out of the headlines. RockRaven Jan 3 #5

spanone

(141,030 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to Klarkashton (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:07 PM

Jan 3

markodochartaigh

(5,046 posts)

2. A big part of why Obama was finally able to push the ACA through

Reply to Klarkashton (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:11 PM

Jan 3

was because it addressed keeping insurance companies profitable. A big part of the Iraq "rebuilding" was profits for US companies.

Diamond_Dog

(39,784 posts)

3. Whatever happened to "America First"?

Reply to Klarkashton (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:11 PM

Jan 3

EarlG

(23,380 posts)

4. It's "Make Venezuela Great Again" now

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:20 PM

Jan 3

I can only assume that Trump has decided to Make Venezuela Great Again because he's completely failed to Make America Great Again, so he's moving on to a target he thinks will be easier.

According to Trump's press conference, lucky Venezuelans will be getting peace, prosperity, and a huge financial dividend from their oil reserves. Sounds like paradise. Meanwhile Americans will be getting more expensive food, drug, and energy prices, and doubled healthcare premiums.

RockRaven

(18,739 posts)

5. War gets ACA out of the headlines.

Reply to Klarkashton (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 01:22 PM

Jan 3

Doesn't actually distract the people affected from the fact they are getting hammered, but it gets the people in front of him (DC press, and FUX on the telly) to stop talking about it. That's good enough, for a lazy, criminal, loser psycho like him.

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