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Time for the people of red states to WAKE UP!
http://allreilledup.com/2014/01/listen-up-red-states-your-health-is-calling/#.Us8-ltJDsuc
Skink
(10,122 posts)PeggyKR
(177 posts)Not sure what that means???
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)sheshe2
(87,490 posts)Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, over 2 million people nationwide are already newly enrolled in health insurance. By the end of March, the number is expected to climb to at least 8 million. While the enrollment numbers for Texas haven't been updated to reflect the end-of-December surge, hundreds of thousands of Texans were already enrolled by mid-month.
The enrollment numbers are forcing many Republicans to recognize that if they want to use canceled plans as a talking point against the ACA, they can't exactly start canceling millions of plans now. Even Tea Party Senate Republican Ron Johnson admitted, "It's no longer just a piece of paper that you can repeal and it goes away... We have to recognize that reality. We have to deal with the people that are currently covered under Obamacare."
Texas, however, still has a state government and representatives actively promoting repeal of this unprecedented opportunity to insure millions of Texans. And it means that Texans face inordinate hurdles and misinformation. According to Theresa Coughlin of the Urban Institute, "Information about Obamacare seems to be less widespread and less clear in states, such as Texas, where the local government doesn't support the law.
Oregon, for example, set up its own exchange and has blasted airwaves and social media sites with ads touting Obamacare. Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has decried the law as a 'criminal act.'" But despite the obstacles, stories from Texans show that the Affordable Care Act is already having a very real impact.
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14608/the-affordable-care-act-is-already-having-a-very-real-impact-in-texas
I like your last paragraph...
I like the momentum here!! Outstanding! We keep going.
sheshe2
(87,490 posts)Indeed we do, forward!
Next we need a new Governor of Texas! Wendy Davis 2014~
The first step will be turning a red state the color purple after that a beautiful blue. Yes we can!
PeggyKR
(177 posts)Damn straight we will....!!!!
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)PeggyKR
(177 posts)We're all in the same boat...and some are singing the blues louder than others...but we're all here!
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One drop at a time, Peggy.
It's a beautiful thing...Peace and Love..and the color blue.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 11, 2014, 10:53 PM - Edit history (1)
sheshe2
(87,490 posts)And I just added it to my sig line, freshwest~
JustAnotherGen
(33,550 posts)And rec!