It was worth a shot Bernie, we knew it wasn’t going to pass, but good on ya.
Mikethebest78 on
Sanders is a good well meaning man in a position that doesn’t reward goodness.
What would the health care system in this country be like with an extra 75 billion dollars? I can’t even imagine.
labowner85 on
Why the fuck does ICE need $75B. This is insane.
EndDirect3847 on
it’s almost as if when you say “we don’t have the money” for healthcare, what you actually mean is “we already decided who deserves it.” $75b to ice gets waved through, but redirecting that to medicaid is suddenly reckless spending. medicaid literally keeps rural hospitals alive and covers disabled and elderly people, but politically it doesn’t punish anyone, so it’s invisible. enforcement budgets, on the other hand, get treated like sacred cows. priorities are pretty clear tbh.
BaldingThor on
Why does an immigration enforcement agency need more funding than most countries militaries?
smilingpups on
Go Bernie!
cloudemergence on
Prioritizing ice over healthcare? Yeah, that sounds about right for 2022.
indierockrocks on
Because that would be the right thing to do.
SoRaffy on
Conservatives: let’s maga!
People: by giving people affordable access to health care?
Conservatives: hell no!
DifferenceDry2275 on
They need to start pushing legislation like this
friendsafariguy11 on
No money for the poor and sick, plenty for a Gestapo.
Top-Work-4425 on
Sanders is the one exception I would have for not having an age restriction as president. Putting him on a ticket with someone like aoc would be a dream ticket. Even if his health fails, next in line would carry on his legacy.
roadsidefoto on
No way in hell Republicans would ever spend money on health care, especially when it’s already been set aside to terrorize the populace.
Ohuigin on
“We can save a lot more money by just letting ICE execute Americans in the street.”
– **G**uaridans **O**f **P**edophiles
encrypted-signals on
Republicans would rather fund ICE’s murderous rampage than actually help people.
OldGaffer66 on
At least the Senate GOP has gone on the record as prefering the continuation of ICE’s disastrous reign of terror to more health care for sick people.
maybeinoregon on
The GOP can’t get out of their own way.
It’s going to be a disaster for them (and silent democrats) at the polls.
NovemberInfinity on
Shocking
Drain_Surgeon69 on
Sanders knew this wouldn’t pass, but he brought it forward to show Americans who is against it so they know who to vote for in the fall.
Correctthecorrectors on
Ok so there’s like 5 people in our whole congress that’s decent and everyone else is a corrupt politician taking bribes. Cool cool cool cool
ThyShirtIsBlue on
Healthcare workers aren’t going to shoot themselves in the back.
I mean, we’ll shoot ourselves. Healthcare is a lot of stress. Just not in the back.
SshhImHiding on
I appreciate the effort even if it was never gonna happen.
BLU3SKU1L on
Give it to fucking social security
Even_Establishment95 on
Medicaid is a wonderful thing. I had Medicaid when I gave birth to my son, and thank goodness for that because I would later become a single mother and medical bills were the last thing I needed. My son still has Medicaid coverage at 5, but because I’m in a better financial situation than I was, I no longer qualify. I purchased pretty basic insurance for $250/month. I also have the copays and the bills now. Insurance is a scam. We need universal healthcare. I wish people could see past their own selfish lives and realize that making healthcare more affordable and accessible and improving the health of the country would improve quality of life for all of us.
No-Common-1801 on
God once flooded the world because of all the evil and I totally get it.
EclecticEvergreen on
He knew it wouldn’t pass, just wanted us reminded of who the shitty lawmakers are so we can hopefully stop voting for them
Salt-n-Pepper-War on
GOP isn’t here to help Americans….
GirdedByApathy on
$75 BILLION.
What the fuck could ICE need $75 billion for??
Fitz911 on
So there are Americans out there that can’t pay their healthcare bills. They see Bernie fighting for Medicaid. Then they turn around and say “Fuck Bernie.”
Do I get this right?
florezmith on
Medicaid is denying prior authorizations for anything more complicated than “cold washcloths on the forehead” right now and letting authorizations for secondary testing based on abnormal results sit in review for weeks. The patient had an abnormal stress test, he cannot have a catheterization approved without an Echocardiogram so they just don’t approve the Echo!!!
Art of the deal!
Squirrelluver369 on
He could have been our president. Imagine our time line if the DNC had just let it happen.
rysker6 on
Anything but actually helping US citizens
Republicans are a fucking joke
Geologistjoe on
Its gross that ICE has a higher budget than NASA.
azelll on
We are already paying more than double in insurance premiums because they decided that murdering American citizens was way more important than giving them healthcare.
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It was worth a shot Bernie, we knew it wasn’t going to pass, but good on ya.
Sanders is a good well meaning man in a position that doesn’t reward goodness.
What would the health care system in this country be like with an extra 75 billion dollars? I can’t even imagine.
Why the fuck does ICE need $75B. This is insane.
it’s almost as if when you say “we don’t have the money” for healthcare, what you actually mean is “we already decided who deserves it.” $75b to ice gets waved through, but redirecting that to medicaid is suddenly reckless spending. medicaid literally keeps rural hospitals alive and covers disabled and elderly people, but politically it doesn’t punish anyone, so it’s invisible. enforcement budgets, on the other hand, get treated like sacred cows. priorities are pretty clear tbh.
Why does an immigration enforcement agency need more funding than most countries militaries?
Go Bernie!
Prioritizing ice over healthcare? Yeah, that sounds about right for 2022.
Because that would be the right thing to do.
Conservatives: let’s maga!
People: by giving people affordable access to health care?
Conservatives: hell no!
They need to start pushing legislation like this
No money for the poor and sick, plenty for a Gestapo.
Sanders is the one exception I would have for not having an age restriction as president. Putting him on a ticket with someone like aoc would be a dream ticket. Even if his health fails, next in line would carry on his legacy.
No way in hell Republicans would ever spend money on health care, especially when it’s already been set aside to terrorize the populace.
“We can save a lot more money by just letting ICE execute Americans in the street.”
– **G**uaridans **O**f **P**edophiles
Republicans would rather fund ICE’s murderous rampage than actually help people.
At least the Senate GOP has gone on the record as prefering the continuation of ICE’s disastrous reign of terror to more health care for sick people.
The GOP can’t get out of their own way.
It’s going to be a disaster for them (and silent democrats) at the polls.
Shocking
Sanders knew this wouldn’t pass, but he brought it forward to show Americans who is against it so they know who to vote for in the fall.
Ok so there’s like 5 people in our whole congress that’s decent and everyone else is a corrupt politician taking bribes. Cool cool cool cool
Healthcare workers aren’t going to shoot themselves in the back.
I mean, we’ll shoot ourselves. Healthcare is a lot of stress. Just not in the back.
I appreciate the effort even if it was never gonna happen.
Give it to fucking social security
Medicaid is a wonderful thing. I had Medicaid when I gave birth to my son, and thank goodness for that because I would later become a single mother and medical bills were the last thing I needed. My son still has Medicaid coverage at 5, but because I’m in a better financial situation than I was, I no longer qualify. I purchased pretty basic insurance for $250/month. I also have the copays and the bills now. Insurance is a scam. We need universal healthcare. I wish people could see past their own selfish lives and realize that making healthcare more affordable and accessible and improving the health of the country would improve quality of life for all of us.
God once flooded the world because of all the evil and I totally get it.
He knew it wouldn’t pass, just wanted us reminded of who the shitty lawmakers are so we can hopefully stop voting for them
GOP isn’t here to help Americans….
$75 BILLION.
What the fuck could ICE need $75 billion for??
So there are Americans out there that can’t pay their healthcare bills. They see Bernie fighting for Medicaid. Then they turn around and say “Fuck Bernie.”
Do I get this right?
Medicaid is denying prior authorizations for anything more complicated than “cold washcloths on the forehead” right now and letting authorizations for secondary testing based on abnormal results sit in review for weeks. The patient had an abnormal stress test, he cannot have a catheterization approved without an Echocardiogram so they just don’t approve the Echo!!!
Art of the deal!
He could have been our president. Imagine our time line if the DNC had just let it happen.
Anything but actually helping US citizens
Republicans are a fucking joke
Its gross that ICE has a higher budget than NASA.
We are already paying more than double in insurance premiums because they decided that murdering American citizens was way more important than giving them healthcare.
That’s where the money should be going…