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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with the GOP on Obamacare, calling to avoid premium hikes (www.nbcnews.com)
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Greene said she's "not a fan" of Obamacare but complained that her "own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE" if Congress ignores the issue.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., broke with her party Monday evening by calling for action on expiring Obamacare subsidies to avoid premium hikes, adding a prominent MAGA voice to the cause led by Democrats.

In a long post on X, Greene, the far-right MAGA firebrand, made it clear she was not in Congress when the 2010 law passed.

“Let’s just say as nicely as possible, I’m not a fan,” she wrote. “But I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district.”

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[+] -11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yes I have had a bunch of conditions and still do. Deadly. Paralyzing. Blinding. Bowel destroying. Heart destroying. And more. I still haven't been to the dentist in 25 years. I've been to the doctor once in that time.

You know what, I am for everyone getting care. But not until everyone can get care. Don't ask for me to help pay for care for others when I can't afford care myself. Until I can receive care too, my answer to paying for others' care is solidly no.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, for sure, man, everyone believes you have a bunch of deadly, debilitating issues that you've allowed to go mostly untreated for 25 years. Those sure are deadly conditions, you know, the conditions that you can ignore for decades.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago* (1 child)

    Don't ask for me to help pay for care for others when I can't afford care myself. Until I can receive care too, my answer to paying for others' care is solidly no.

    yknow the point of single payer is that it becomes cheaper for everyone because you all of a sudden have bargaining power… right?

    you could afford healthcare if you contributed to a big pool that paid for everyone… and more importantly, set the prices of care however they damn well please

    single payer is like a union, but far more powerful because it’s a monopoly (and a monopoly that’s actually good because it’s for the benefit of all)

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