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hatrack

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3. No, I hear what you're saying, and empirical data matter very much . . . .

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 08:20 AM

Jun 2025

That said, this isn't something new. Private equity firms and their spawn have been gutting, chop-shopping and closing rural hospitals and clinics for decades now.

What the Big Bullshit Bill does is simply install greased skids and a rocket booster on a process that's well underway.

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Expert: House budget bill would hurt older Americans, children, rural areas [View all] CousinIT Jun 2025 OP

File under "N" for "No Shit" . . . . hatrack Jun 2025 #1

I know. The fact that a researcher (researcherS) are pointing this out... CousinIT Jun 2025 #2

No, I hear what you're saying, and empirical data matter very much . . . . hatrack Jun 2025 #3

That's a three-fer for the Administration/Oligarchs. Or do I repeat myself? raccoon Jun 2025 #4