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Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections (Original Post) Jacson6 Apr 2025 OP
love the attitude of one of the miners lapfog_1 Apr 2025 #1
Is there a Traildogbob Apr 2025 #2
Trumpcare JBTaurus83 Apr 2025 #3
Co pay is Traildogbob Apr 2025 #5
This is the same panic they were in back in 2017 BaronChocula Apr 2025 #4
Maybe a 97% voted for tRUMP rate? wolfie001 Apr 2025 #6

lapfog_1

(31,981 posts)
1. love the attitude of one of the miners
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:08 PM
Apr 2025

"he will help the people that elected him"

They don't care what he does to the rest of us. Fuck that.

Traildogbob

(13,163 posts)
2. Is there a
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:09 PM
Apr 2025

Need for health protection when you are only mining Good Beautiful CLEAN Coal?
Plus a Health Care Concept is coming in two weeks.
Winning!!!!

JBTaurus83

(1,678 posts)
3. Trumpcare
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:13 PM
Apr 2025

will cover the costs of some vitamin A, horse dewormer, an annual anal light bulb exam, and a gallon of bleach each year. It's going to be BEAUTIFUL.

Traildogbob

(13,163 posts)
5. Co pay is
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:17 PM
Apr 2025

47 percent of total care costs. Taking care of those that voted for them. The stupid has a stench that passes through my iPhone as I read the non stop stupid from MAGA. I am running through my stash of Covid masks just to read posts on DU. 😷😷🤢🤢🤮🤮

BaronChocula

(4,763 posts)
4. This is the same panic they were in back in 2017
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:17 PM
Apr 2025

when the rapist tried to overturn the ACA which had considerable benefits for BLD sufferers. These aren't people. People are capable of retention. They're goldfish. And maybe that's being too generous. Worms maybe? Fuck em!

On edit: My sympathy is reserved for those who DIDN'T vote for suicide.

wolfie001

(7,970 posts)
6. Maybe a 97% voted for tRUMP rate?
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:49 PM
Apr 2025

Hard to sympathize with that self-inflicted stupidity. I'll save it for folks who deserve it.

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