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My father is American and I thank God every day that he decided to settle here. I look around my family and the sickness we have and think none of us would own our houses. Cancer and heart treatement for free,, free prescriptions or cheap. Nor does an insurance company decide your treatment. If you ever need advice contact me. Chris O'Brien landorfwaldo@gmail.com. I had the opportunity to get American citizen ship and do not regret not applying.

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I used to love this country, and what it stood for. I don't anymore. The treatment for my disease cost $15 THOUSAND a month. I don't know where you are receiving free cancer treatment, but the only reason my mother received excellent medical treatment for her cancer was because she was a veteran. My grandparents settled here, and my parents worked to get an education. Two of my three children received college degrees, but thee student l9an debt we now have is astronomical. My disease is terminal, and my husband and I have decided to forgo funeral expenses to be cremated and put into trees. We should be harnessing solar power on every home, but the cost for solar panels, again, is astronomical. Electric and gas companies are fueling killing the environment over saving it. And, don't even get me started on lobbyists. My parents served honorably in the USN, and my brother just retired from the USA. My niece still serves. Am I proud of them?? Absolutely. Do I believe in this country? Not anymore.

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I live in Canada. As in most developed countries on the planet we have health care for all citizens. My mother and sister in law all passed from cancer receiving excellent treatment. I have had heart surgery and never paid a nickel. There is only one country that will force you into personal banruptcy for becoming ill. Republicans in the US want to cut medicaid and any health care. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG-3JtRfm5M&ab_channel=TheMajorityReportw%2FSamSeder

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The GUP's have been wanting to get rid of Medicare the second is was approved. And have not quit ever since. They only want the rich to have money.

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They only want the RICH to be breathing!!! ;)

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All of things you want is opposed by the Republican Party

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Congratulations Nilan. You have put the description of them in a nut shell.

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Same here.

I just CANNOT blindly support, be 'community with', and feel compatriotism with people who want nothing more vehemently in their lives than abject, outright, genocidal fascism in this land, and will do everything in their power, and expend all of their energy, to make that a reality. :(

When I hear those "USA! USA! USA!" chants at SCUMp SHITler's NAZI BUND MEETINGS, they might as well be "SIEG HEIL SIEG HEIL" arm throwing chants.

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Well, they are, uh.. Not quite high on the I.Q. scale.

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Single digit numbers might be giving too much credit to those who put that NAZI harpy Magda T Goebbels (and all of her 4th REICH demanding fellow PUTSCHers) into power.

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Exactly.

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I am very sorry, but be assured that many of us are doing our best to make this country live up to its promises.

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I tried. I marched, I signed petitions, I wrote to my senators, donated to worthy candidates that were not even in my district, educated my children about what rights they deserve, donated to causes I believe in, all for books to be banned and removed from libraries, for right wing nuts to continue to murder innocent people, for women's rights, voting rights, and LGBTQI rights to go down the toilet. I have had enough. I am tired, and I am sick (literally), and, more than anything else, I am fed up. Elected officials, taking donations from supporters, who, once elected, DECIDE TO SWITCH PARTIES? They are changing the rules as they go along. The SJC? What a joke. "I will respect the precedents previously set..." ACB. The crime family of the Thomas's, who are plain grifters, and Ginny?? She's a criminal who hasn't been prosecuted. Brett "I like beer" Kavanagh assaulted her, and we all know it. I am beyond disgusted that people who we SHOULD hold to higher standards have set the bar so low it's on the ground. And, Kevin McCarthy?THE SPEAKER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GROVEL TO GET THE VOTES TO HOLD THE POSITION. I am a pissed off almost sixty year old woman who has tried to do good throughout my life, and just wish our elected officials would do the same. Instead, it's a race to the bottom.

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I admire your energy and activism, and I understand your frustration. I am sure you've already had an impact. You must be patient and persist. Much of what you do is education, and it takes time to bear fruit. You could now focus on a specific issue, such as maternal health and its impact on the child.. How about Medicare for child-bearing and the infant child? It would have a great, positive impact on the nation. The country's future is in womb of the mother-to-be. Best wishes!

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Which country are you talking about?

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The first half is Canada. The bottom half is the US is duplicated here. - - - There is only one country that will force you into personal banruptcy for becoming ill. Republicans in the US want to cut medicaid and any health care. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG-3JtRfm5M&ab_channel=TheMajorityReportw%2FSamSeder

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Canada, Nilan says

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Was anyone else confused by this??? Smells like some sort of a scam.

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What!!! I am in the medical field and treatment is as good as where you live in this country and what insurance you have. I have brother who is crippled from a back injury because insurance put off approving the surgery for way too long. And another member who lost his leg up to his hip because Kaiser kept refusing to investigate! Our medical system is going down hill fast and so the insurance companies.

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Insurance is the "middle man" you don't need between you, and your doctor, that you pay money to for no reason. Between medical expenses, and frivolous lawsuits - Medical expenses would go way down without them.

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What country is “here” to you? This blog originated in the US and concerns US politics so “here” normally means here in the US.

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People don't always write correctly.

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