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Republicans will Continue to Make the Super-Rich Richer
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- The cost of living will continue to rise, and more people will lose their homes.
- Local governments will lay more people off, and corporations will ship more jobs overseas
- CEO salaries will increase, but wages for the rest of us will decrease.
- Minimum wage laws and other worker protections will be gutted.
- Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, unemployment compensation, and veterans’ benefits will be drastically reduced or eliminated.
- The rich will get more tax breaks, and the poor and middle class will pay more taxes.
- The wars in the Middle East will continue so corporations can keep making huge profits.
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Republicans Will Cut Public Services
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- Funding for our public schools will be slashed. Your children and grandchildren will get a lousy education unless you can afford private schools.
- As police and firefighters are laid off, expect a longer response time to emergencies, and an increase in crime and property loss.
- Cutting government regulations will threaten the safety of our food, air, water, medications, roads, bridges, airports, hospitals, and work places.
- Wall Street and banks will have more freedom to speculate wildly with your money, and credit card companies will be able to charge hidden fees.
- As public health services are cut back, sickness and disease will increase.
- Many public services will be turned over to private companies, which will provide less service and charge more so they can make big profits.
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Republicans Will Repeal the Affordable Health Care Act a/k/a Obamacare
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- Private insurance companies will be able to turn you down for past medical conditions, and will be able to drop your coverage if you get sick.
- Private insurance companies will be able to charge whatever they want.
- Millions of Americans will be denied health care and emergency rooms will be flooded.
- We will have one of the worst health care systems in the western world.
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Republicans Will Give More Power to the Super-Rich and Corporations
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- The right to fair elections will be lost as corporations continue to pour millions of dollars into campaigns, and as state legislatures refuse to draw fair districts.
- Registering to vote and voting will become even more difficult.
- Whatever is left of honest government will be lost as ethics rules decrease and lobbying increases.
- The right to collective bargaining will disappear as unions are finally smashed.
- Equal rights for women will be blocked.
- Freedom of the press will disappear as a few big corporations gain control of all the media.
- We will become an even more divided country - hate groups will flourish.
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