Category Archives: trumpcare

We All Have Pre-existing Conditions

Posted on May 30, 2017 by David Posnett

If 1/7 people were turned away on medical insurance applications prior to Obamacare (before 2009), then you probably know someone in your circle of friends with a pre-existing condition, who was denied insurance in those “dark ages”.   Call or … Continue reading →

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Tax Break Under the AHCA — The Middle Class Gets on Average $300

Posted on May 29, 2017 by David Posnett

New CBO AHCA Score Confirms What We Already Knew Tax Policy Center by Mark J. Mazur Meet the new estimate of the American Health Care Act (AHCA).  It looks a lot like the old one. On May 24, the Congressional … Continue reading →

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Starving Our Children?

Posted on May 25, 2017 by David Posnett

By Bruce Colbath, published as a letter to the editor “Backward we will go”  in the East Hampton Star May 25th, 2017. We have already seen the amazing callousness that Mr. Trump and his Republican cronies have shown towards the … Continue reading →

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The Pulse of the Resistance is Just Fine

Posted on May 25, 2017 by David Posnett

Yesterday I attended an event featuring former Rep. Tim Bishop. During the Q&A session, I asked him what advice he might have for resistance groups on Long Island. He responded, “don’t let the intensity wane”. We all know that raw … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Budget from Hell

Posted on May 23, 2017 by David Posnett

This is a budget from hell.  Increases for defense and the wall that will ultimately raise the total expenditures, despite the ill-advised cuts.  So, Mr. Zeldin, are you going to say something now, or tow the party line? Trump wants … Continue reading →

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Australians have “better health care than we do”!

Posted on May 23, 2017 by David Posnett

Letter to the Editor of the East Hampton Star. May 18, 2017, by Peggy Backman In a recent op-ed in an online newsletter, congressman Zeldin tries to answer what he calls lies about the work-in-progress Trumpcare. However, he fails to … Continue reading →

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Thanks for Voting for Trumpcare, Mr. Zeldin!

Posted on May 22, 2017 by David Posnett

Printed in the Three Village Times Herald this week: Thank you Rep. Lee Zeldin for voting “yes” for Trumpcare in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill slashes insurance subsidies, makes drastic cuts to Medicaid, guts pre-existing condition protection, de-funds planned parenthood and makes insurance less … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Support on Long Island

Posted on May 18, 2017 by David Posnett

Carol Polsky published a nice report of interviews with 6 Long Islanders in Newsday.  These are people that voted for Trump but maybe having second thoughts at least on some issues.  We posted a similar analysis of working class voters … Continue reading →

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217 House Members did Something ‘Revolting’

Posted on May 11, 2017 by David Posnett

  Fighting words from  Jon Favreau, Co-Host of Pod Save America, Former Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama, at OFA Time to Fight: Seriously — what the House of Representatives did last week was revolting. It didn’t matter to those … Continue reading →

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No, I didn’t choose to have a pre-existing condition

Posted on May 6, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on Daily Kos By Chris Reeves Friday May 05, 2017 · 6:51 PM EDT As Republicans and allies take to twitter and Facebook today to argue for the disaster that is TrumpCare, a common thread has popped up. In … Continue reading →

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