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W_HAMILTON

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14. They were dead when voters voted for Republicans and not the Democrats that implemented them in the first place.
Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:03 AM
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...or, How To Lose The Midterms Without Even Trying To Win...nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #1
ACA subsidies were dead the moment Dems caved on the shutdown Bobstandard Yesterday #3
They died when we didn't win in 2024 EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #12
They were dead when voters voted for Republicans and not the Democrats that implemented them in the first place. W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #14
The subsidies were dead the second Bettie Yesterday #2
Did anyone here believe it? AloeVera Yesterday #7
Why is this a win for the health insurance industry? AZJonnie 23 hrs ago #8
Once the ACA is fully dead Bettie 23 hrs ago #10
Except the extended subsidies have no impact on that EdmondDantes_ 23 hrs ago #11
First step Bettie 20 hrs ago #16
They tried to kill it before and failed EdmondDantes_ 11 hrs ago #20
We'll see Bettie 9 hrs ago #22
Wrong. They've been dead since we lost in 2024. Keeping the government closed would only have pushed federal workers tritsofme 9 hrs ago #23
Color me shocked. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #4
Literally nobody saw this coming. *checks notes* flvegan Yesterday #5
That's how you say "bipartisan" In Republican. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus Yesterday #6
You can't deal with the devil. spanone 23 hrs ago #9
We'll circle back to this in the future EnergizedLib 22 hrs ago #13
My swimming pool guy had to go from a Silver plan to Bronze... sucks. WarGamer 21 hrs ago #15
Why was a time limit on the subsidies ever even put into law? Seeking Serenity 16 hrs ago #17
Of course the ACA is dead. That was the plan. Quick you fuckers give Trump 10 Billion dollars. Autumn 11 hrs ago #18
Will voters remember in November? n/t Jacson6 11 hrs ago #19
Voters had no one to blame but themselves dsc 10 hrs ago #21
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