Republicans' new healthcare bill would bar transgender healthcare as an essential health benefit, bar trans medicaid coverage, and would bar HSAs from considering trans healthcare medically necessary.
The Democrats screwed up the messaging on ending the shutdown, but the political reality is that they were never going to win. The longer the shutdown dragged on, the more damage it did to ordinary Americans, and Republicans seemed to be fine with that. There was no way the Democrats, a party that at least occasionally displays actual human empathy, could let that continue forever. They made their point and moved on.
Would a longer shutdown have done even more political damage to Republicans, who are already extremely unpopular? Maybe, but at what cost?
Would a longer shutdown have forced Republicans to actually extend ACA subsidies? Not a chance.
True. Republicans have removed the linkage between holding power and the electoral process in most districts of most red states. This means they can be as extreme as they want and needn't be concerned about voter pushback at all. Dems will ALWAYS lose a game of political chicken because Republicans can crash the car every time and never be held accountable.
I too am embittered over Dem lack of cohesion, fight, and allyship, but ultimately they are still accountable to the voters, GOPMAGAs are NOT.
Until campaign and electoral reform, GOPMAGAs will continue to have enormous institutionalized advantages and they will continue to use that power to genocide us. We cannot let Dems forget that our lives are FIRST ON THE FRONT, before anyone else! When politicized genocide comes to call, our doors will hear the knock FIRST.
I think the democrats gave in to soon if they stood their ground it would have put more focus on the republicans. Yes I know it was difficult for many, but a little more time I think the republicans would have shown up for how little they care about the average citizen
It's wrong to blame any Democratic lawmaker or leader when the American people were dumb enough to give Republicans control of our government. Let's focus on reality, please.
If you Centrist Democrats don’t take everything that is meant to harm the Trans Community out of the proposed bill then your Asses will be on the “Chopping Block “ as well and we’ll make sure we get you OUT OF OFFICE FOREVER!!! 👿👿
I just don't understand it. Private healthcare isn't even their money, or public money, or anyone's money other that the taxes that go into the Healthcare industry, and even then, that money is the money everyone is paying to get their healthcare anyways. It's our money. It's our own money. It should be useable for whatever we want to use it for. For fuck's sake.
They could care less about access to healthcare or controlling the costs of healthcare. All they care about is stoking hate. This would reduce healthcare spending by 0.0003%. So glad that I am leaving the cesspool america has become.😤
This is not a plan at all. This is 100% still toting an eliminationist protocol. Along with stripping transgender Americans of the same services guaranteed for other Americans (ie, healthcare - we are American citizens, so the actual idea it is acceptable to discriminate against us is in the first place is bigoted and vile from the start), the remainder of their "plan" would do zero for anyone barely scraping by. The government doesn't contribute to HSA's; they're entirely built from the individual's contributions to them. What happens to the millions in this country who barely make enough to buy food? More audible panderings of "tough luck" from Republicans?
The only way to truly fix healthcare in this country is to eliminate the health insurance companies altogether and go with a single payer system, health coverage for all American citizens under the Constitution. Scratch the surface even slightly and you'll see that both framers of this bill, Crapo and Cassidy, both receive campaign contributions from numerous PACs and individuals tied in with these very insurance companies. Of course they won't suggest removing the insurance companies from the equation - it's the hand that feeds them.
We need for-profit insurance companies deleted from the healthcare scenario and a single payer universal healthcare for all agenda. Trans healthcare ABSOLUTELY included, same as every other American citizen.
I'm running for United States Congress in Wisconsin's 8th District House Congressional to fight for trans people and all Americans so that healthcare is not only covered for ALL Americans but is guaranteed for ALL Americans. As a trans woman candidate, I promise you on my life I will not stop until it is fixed.
I called both my Senators- Wyden and Merkley. I am thinking of making a recording to play at these calls, I make them so often! Perhaps we should make calls to the Dems who caved and let them know we expect them to make sure a healthcare bill passes without any Trans-hate riders.
Very hesitant to share the view that this has no path to passage. And even more doubtful that it will fail over the trans provisions- the current composition of Democrats have been all too willing to bargain away trans lives.
Has anyone ever considered doing a piece on how trans health care bans could allow pre-existing condition exclusions to return for Americans widely? With a little bit of legal maneuvering and a complaint supreme court.... Goodness knows this administration is skilled at double-think! Pre-existing condition exclusions used to be widespread and I think it naive to assume they won't come back.
Explaining how trans health care bans could be used to justify a wider return of pre-existing condition exclusions might help more Americans understand how trans health care bans could affect them. More people understanding the potential stakes of this and engaging is good, especially if all you have to do is connect dots.
Sounds like you might be the person for the job. Because if trans health care bans can be used in such a way I have no doubt they will be. And you seem to have a handle on that✊Of course Trans health care bans are anathema in their own right apart from what they mean to other Americans but any leverage is worth investigating, I think, in the fight for Trans Health Care.
It needs to be raised by someone with leverage.... Thinking about how attacks on trans people affect non-trans people and explaining that seems to be something people don't do. This is understandable in that our models of social change are largely based on assuming good intent and appealing to people's humanity (e.g., the moral arc of the universe bends towards justice). So, our messaging is around fairness rather than self-interest. I wish there was more thinking about how things connect.
I have no confidence that the Schumer-led Vichy Democrats are going to not fold on us. They may hold out for a while but when it becomes bothersome to them we ct are going under the bus.
Call your Senators and Representatives so that they know there will be a political price but don’t get your hopes up.
I’m afraid I agree with you. But that doesn’t take way any of the venom from my fight for Trans Rights and, apropos to today, Trans Health Care Rights.
They want us dead. I am convinced of this.
Which is why we need to do all the work we can to ensure our siblings don't give up. Thes b*stards don't deserve to get any satisfaction
We can thank Schumer and his pals in the Senate for this. Had they stayed the course then we wouldn’t be worried about this right now.
The Democrats screwed up the messaging on ending the shutdown, but the political reality is that they were never going to win. The longer the shutdown dragged on, the more damage it did to ordinary Americans, and Republicans seemed to be fine with that. There was no way the Democrats, a party that at least occasionally displays actual human empathy, could let that continue forever. They made their point and moved on.
Would a longer shutdown have done even more political damage to Republicans, who are already extremely unpopular? Maybe, but at what cost?
Would a longer shutdown have forced Republicans to actually extend ACA subsidies? Not a chance.
True. Republicans have removed the linkage between holding power and the electoral process in most districts of most red states. This means they can be as extreme as they want and needn't be concerned about voter pushback at all. Dems will ALWAYS lose a game of political chicken because Republicans can crash the car every time and never be held accountable.
I too am embittered over Dem lack of cohesion, fight, and allyship, but ultimately they are still accountable to the voters, GOPMAGAs are NOT.
Until campaign and electoral reform, GOPMAGAs will continue to have enormous institutionalized advantages and they will continue to use that power to genocide us. We cannot let Dems forget that our lives are FIRST ON THE FRONT, before anyone else! When politicized genocide comes to call, our doors will hear the knock FIRST.
I think the democrats gave in to soon if they stood their ground it would have put more focus on the republicans. Yes I know it was difficult for many, but a little more time I think the republicans would have shown up for how little they care about the average citizen
"Ordinary Americans" let this happen so I'm honestly fine with them taking one for the team.
Stay engaged! Stay strong! Vote! The pendulum will be swinging back the other way in a few months. It is already started to swing!!!
It's wrong to blame any Democratic lawmaker or leader when the American people were dumb enough to give Republicans control of our government. Let's focus on reality, please.
The cruelty is the point. They know we'll start killing ourselves. That isn't a bug, it's a feature to them.
If you Centrist Democrats don’t take everything that is meant to harm the Trans Community out of the proposed bill then your Asses will be on the “Chopping Block “ as well and we’ll make sure we get you OUT OF OFFICE FOREVER!!! 👿👿
I just don't understand it. Private healthcare isn't even their money, or public money, or anyone's money other that the taxes that go into the Healthcare industry, and even then, that money is the money everyone is paying to get their healthcare anyways. It's our money. It's our own money. It should be useable for whatever we want to use it for. For fuck's sake.
They could care less about access to healthcare or controlling the costs of healthcare. All they care about is stoking hate. This would reduce healthcare spending by 0.0003%. So glad that I am leaving the cesspool america has become.😤
I try really hard not to hate other people, but Republicans make that very very difficult.
This is not a plan at all. This is 100% still toting an eliminationist protocol. Along with stripping transgender Americans of the same services guaranteed for other Americans (ie, healthcare - we are American citizens, so the actual idea it is acceptable to discriminate against us is in the first place is bigoted and vile from the start), the remainder of their "plan" would do zero for anyone barely scraping by. The government doesn't contribute to HSA's; they're entirely built from the individual's contributions to them. What happens to the millions in this country who barely make enough to buy food? More audible panderings of "tough luck" from Republicans?
The only way to truly fix healthcare in this country is to eliminate the health insurance companies altogether and go with a single payer system, health coverage for all American citizens under the Constitution. Scratch the surface even slightly and you'll see that both framers of this bill, Crapo and Cassidy, both receive campaign contributions from numerous PACs and individuals tied in with these very insurance companies. Of course they won't suggest removing the insurance companies from the equation - it's the hand that feeds them.
We need for-profit insurance companies deleted from the healthcare scenario and a single payer universal healthcare for all agenda. Trans healthcare ABSOLUTELY included, same as every other American citizen.
I'm running for United States Congress in Wisconsin's 8th District House Congressional to fight for trans people and all Americans so that healthcare is not only covered for ALL Americans but is guaranteed for ALL Americans. As a trans woman candidate, I promise you on my life I will not stop until it is fixed.
https://devilleforcongress.com
I called both my Senators- Wyden and Merkley. I am thinking of making a recording to play at these calls, I make them so often! Perhaps we should make calls to the Dems who caved and let them know we expect them to make sure a healthcare bill passes without any Trans-hate riders.
Now we count who stands against the child abusers.
Very hesitant to share the view that this has no path to passage. And even more doubtful that it will fail over the trans provisions- the current composition of Democrats have been all too willing to bargain away trans lives.
Democrats need to continue showing spine against the cowardly GOP.
Every human should have equal access to healthcare that is on a par with everyone else.
Not surprised dems are just letting this happen because they are afraid to fight. I really worry about the damage this will cause.
Has anyone ever considered doing a piece on how trans health care bans could allow pre-existing condition exclusions to return for Americans widely? With a little bit of legal maneuvering and a complaint supreme court.... Goodness knows this administration is skilled at double-think! Pre-existing condition exclusions used to be widespread and I think it naive to assume they won't come back.
Explaining how trans health care bans could be used to justify a wider return of pre-existing condition exclusions might help more Americans understand how trans health care bans could affect them. More people understanding the potential stakes of this and engaging is good, especially if all you have to do is connect dots.
Sounds like you might be the person for the job. Because if trans health care bans can be used in such a way I have no doubt they will be. And you seem to have a handle on that✊Of course Trans health care bans are anathema in their own right apart from what they mean to other Americans but any leverage is worth investigating, I think, in the fight for Trans Health Care.
It needs to be raised by someone with leverage.... Thinking about how attacks on trans people affect non-trans people and explaining that seems to be something people don't do. This is understandable in that our models of social change are largely based on assuming good intent and appealing to people's humanity (e.g., the moral arc of the universe bends towards justice). So, our messaging is around fairness rather than self-interest. I wish there was more thinking about how things connect.
I have no confidence that the Schumer-led Vichy Democrats are going to not fold on us. They may hold out for a while but when it becomes bothersome to them we ct are going under the bus.
Call your Senators and Representatives so that they know there will be a political price but don’t get your hopes up.
I’m afraid I agree with you. But that doesn’t take way any of the venom from my fight for Trans Rights and, apropos to today, Trans Health Care Rights.