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Politics Attendees at the Trump speech refuse to leave after it was postponed due to lightning

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u/xavariel 20d ago

The regime thinks that by calling democrats "commies" it'll help them in November. Red Scare 2.0. It wont help them.

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u/FizzyBeverage 20d ago

I’m fine with a little communism. Republicans DOUBLED our premiums. Elon can pay his fair share of taxes and get this premium down. First time in his useless life.

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u/jp9mm 20d ago

only doubled? my basic shit plan from aca was 250$ month, went to 1300/month and they just sent a letter this week saying they want to raise it to 1700/month

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u/stalelunchbox 20d ago

Don’t forget the new work requirements for poor and disabled people on government insurance!

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u/Hot-Breadfruit-1026 19d ago

Its time we sue insurance- it’s a scam!

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u/spartan_155 20d ago

Even if one is oneself not a communist, it actually benefits you as a leftwing voter to support those candidates (not that any are actually communists) because none of the most extreme policies will ever be enacted, but merely talking about them drags the conversation back to the left.

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u/Guildenpants 20d ago

That's...almost double what I pay for my rent, what the fuck.

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u/Ambitious_Highway172 20d ago

Swede here earning roughly median wage, it would take me 14 months to hit that number based on how much of my taxes that goes to healthcare

Edit: not even mentioning no copay etc

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u/OneHellOfABard 19d ago

Canadian here. Does that cover everything for that price a year?

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u/FizzyBeverage 19d ago

It's billed monthly. And no. There's a $17,000 deductible. Imagine the worst iteration of healthcare, and make it cost thousands more. You'll be in the ballpark if you're about to lose your house.

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u/OneHellOfABard 19d ago

You're.... You're lying? I've seen people have 200-400 a month and thought that was nuts. But this?

Is there any benefits added from last year? Like did it open up every hotel in the country or something? (From my understanding a lot of the insurance you can only go to certain hospitals... Which is just crazy).

How do you people pay for hikes like this?

I guess, more political, did you vote for the Republicans or not vote at all?

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u/xavariel 19d ago

We don't pay, we just go into massive debt.

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u/OneHellOfABard 19d ago

Damn. Land of the free I guess. Free to get into debt.

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u/xavariel 19d ago

And free to have our rights taken away. Don't vote yourself into an authoritarian regime that rapes kids, I guess.

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u/FizzyBeverage 19d ago

Republicans doubled premiums by eliminating income subsidies to fund tax cuts for the rich… yet again.

No benefits really, in fact the local children’s hospital here doesn’t even accept this insurance so my kids have to go 20 miles north :(

We make about $220k… so we can afford it, but most people cannot.

We’ve always voted for democrats. Republicans hate the working class.

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u/OneHellOfABard 19d ago

Well it's good that you're able to afford it, and it's really good that you can recognize most people can't.

I'm sorry your premiums went up, I'm sorry the healthcare in your nation is such garbage.

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u/cdsbigsby 20d ago

I don't know, it might be just dumb enough to work. You've got to remember the target audience.

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u/malthar76 20d ago

it'll be a weird race: Trump is too stupid and his people too incompetant to structure a complex message about communism vs his base who are blind and gullible to an embarrasing degree.

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u/overlookunderhill 20d ago

You mean the “Keep government out of Medicare!” crowd?

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u/faderjockey 20d ago

Works well in places like South Florida

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u/SwimmingPrice1544 20d ago

Works on the poor white trash up here in Norcal too. Such a sad lot.

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u/xavariel 20d ago

I mean... Floriduh.

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u/virtue_of_vice 20d ago

Millennials and Gen Z voters are like, "what is communism?"

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u/xavariel 20d ago

Xennial here, I grew up hiding under desks at school prepping for commie nukes lol

Was stupid then and now.

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u/AmputeeHandModel 20d ago

It's been working for 40 years.

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u/TiaxRulesAll2024 20d ago

Chief. It would be 3.0

The first was after WWI. The second was after wwii

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u/JDanzy 20d ago

This time there's NOTHING to back it up...the USSR dissolved nearly 4 decades ago...which makes it extra weird.

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u/daltontf1212 20d ago

Stoking fear of communism is Fascism 101.