Tucker Carlson Just Now Realizing Republicans Hate Poor People

SSG Jessica Bautista - It sure does. Those "pectoral fins" that your screenshot talks about are very useful. They still are not wings.

PFC Jim Wheeler - Still function as wings. You know what they say, "If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, then the fish has wings". I may be paraphrasing.

SSG Jessica Bautista - Sure, under the broadest definitions of flight and wing.

That doesn't change the aptness of the idiom and it also does not change the fact that the ACA has never provided healthcare.

PFC Jim Wheeler - Yeah, but I wasn't here for that.

Paul Ryan doesnt even care

PFC Jim Wheeler - Beats me. Maybe they'll accept kidneys.

Per the House bill, those with lapses in insurance cannot be denied coverage, as in previous iterations of the GOP plan. But they can be charged more, starting in 2019 (or 2018 for those gaining coverage during a special enrollment period). Enrollees cannot have gone 63 continuous days (or more) without coverage, or they would pay a 30% penalty on premiums.

SSG Jessica Bautista - To me, that reads like "if you let your coverage lapse, when you reenroll for coverage you must pay 30% more."

If that is the case, since I cannot afford the coverage, not having it will not cost me a cent.

PFC Jim Wheeler - That's what it looks like to me too. Hope you never need it.

SSG Jessica Bautista - That doesn't change anything for my family at all. We can't afford it under the Dem's version or under the Rep's version. The only difference for me is that the Rep's version doesn't impose a yearly tax.