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Miles Archer

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2. And the people pushing this have the best healthcare available in America, FREE, for LIFE

Reply to allegorical oracle (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:12 AM

Nov 23

I'm not going to pretend to understand why Americans keep voting for this, but they do.

It REALLY IS "frog & scorpion." They let the Republicans ride on their back across the river, the Republicans sting them, they say "YOU PROMISED," and Republicans just shrug their shoulders and look for someone else to sting that's not a billionaire.

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"TrumpCare...Because LIFE is a Pre-Existing Condition." Trump's concept of a plan is deceptive and dangerous. [View all] Miles Archer Nov 23 OP

Odds are that the check will be tied to a caveat: It must be spent on a health allegorical oracle Nov 23 #1

And the people pushing this have the best healthcare available in America, FREE, for LIFE Miles Archer Nov 23 #2

It'll certainly be a BOGO coupon where almost nobody except those who don't need a coupon can afford the... Hugin Nov 23 #4

My biggest question is and always has been... Why is it necessary to destroy the ACA completely before a transition to... Hugin Nov 23 #3

It's necessary because while it is OFFICIALLY NAMED the Affordable Care Act, it will also always be known as ObamaCare Miles Archer Nov 23 #5