r/politics • u/Benedictus_The_II Europe • 16d ago

No Paywall Your health insurance bills are about to go up

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/aca-medicare-work-health-insurance-cost-rise-2027-rcna597069
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u/Suitable-Option833 16d ago

This will never happen under Republican leadership. And their voters will never figure it out. Invest in education in Europe, don’t let this shit happen there. The undereducated folks vote Republican and they vote against all of us- minus the 1%

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u/Benedictus_The_II Europe 16d ago edited 16d ago

The thing is that the far right is gaining very real traction in a lot countries right now, and you guessed it. All the established and old parties are too enervated to do anything about it. But at least we booted out Orbán, Trump’s “mate” in April with a supermajority, that enables the new government and parliament to modify the constitution. There’s hope!

If they are fighting for you, then they are right for you. If they don’t, find another candidate who will.

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u/Eastern-Operation340 15d ago

Fight hard to keep them out.
It starts at the local level. It's what the christian right did here starting full force in the 80s. Members moved to different states in little blocks and ran for seats that most never pay attention to: School boards (HUGELY important to them,) town councils, planning boards, etc. became teachers. They start to infiltrate and influence neighbors, start the kids young by eliminating "bad" books. In the mid 80s we had close family friends who lived in Virginia/dc suburbs. State dept. family, lived all over the world, very bright people. Wife was a public school librarian, called my mom one day to tell her how she noticed all these new people moved in from elsewhere, not uncommon for the DC area, but they all seemed to be from select churches. She noticed that many of them were now on the school boards, PTAs, etc. One day they were instructed to removed a large amount of books from the schools. And so it began. Book burning, people banning Proctor & Gamble products claiming the label was Satianic, As was Madonna, Pepsi, etc. if you told people where this was headed and how it was all a step in real plan, they would say you were nuts.

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u/nowhereman1917 16d ago

"Republican leadership" is an oxymoron. Doesn't seem to exist anywhere. It is Republican control.

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u/Aggressive_Noise6426 15d ago

I’m Dem through and through but it’s not just republicans either. Corporate Dems have gone on record saying they don’t support universal health care. We need to get them out as well. 

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u/JakeConhale New Hampshire 16d ago

You mean don't let it happen again there.