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You got the math and morality both wrong...

Let's pretend for a moment that it will be just the 10 million you said in your original post before you edited away that concession (The White House's own estimates were even bleaker than the CBO).

You are ok with JUST 10 million? Roughly the population of Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, Alaska, North Dakota, Vermont, and Hawaii combined?

Of course there are many in your party that feel this isn't enough- they want to see more...

And what do you think will happen when the 64 year old making $26,500 a year has their premium jump from $1,700 to $14,600... do you think they have the ability to stay on insurance, or will they fall off the roles as well?

I guess you, like Chaffetz, want them to buy 20 fewer i-phones?

Or do they deserve to die, because they obviously didn't have what it takes if they are poor by that age?

And how do you square 10 million with Trump's promise that EVERYONE will be covered?

Those with pre-existing conditions, the parasites you referred to that are driving up everyone's insurance rates- (Those who are less conservative than you think of them as "%27 of adult americans under the age of 65" or just "52 million of our fellow human beings").... how will they fare?

The high risk pools have been tried before and they did not fare well... often running out of money, and many included 6-12 month waiting period for coverage, as well as much higher premiums. The GOP bill provides $100 billion OVER 9 YEARS to the states for the high risk pools- no one thinks that is nearly enough.

It also cuts medicaid by $880 billion over 10 years- (Again something Trump promised he wouldn't do) the states will either have to cut programs or raise taxes to make up the shortfall... Mental health coverage will no longer be required, so that will get cut first- but thats ok, that means a larger number of people can buy guns!

%42 of medicaid funding goes to the disabled, but those folks are just dead weight dragging us down, right?

%70 of nursing home patients end up on medicaid- and while many of them probably would vote republican, they probably don't vote- so no loss there.

Medicaid also covers 75% of the births of poor children... this is where gutting medicare helps you- most of those kids would grow up to vote democrat... so if they die at birth that helps you a lot... just as long as they aren't aborted its all good!

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