Sadly, it really isn't a surprise.
It feels like they are purposely trying to kill us, even if slowly.
Taking away any peace we had. It takes a lot of effort to stay mindful, not worrying about what your future will be like, as it is. Now we have to worry if they will leave us homeless & starving
These people eager to cut SS & Medicare are the same ones who were cheering Covid-19 as the "Boomer Remover". They don't care about Gramma & Grampa, they care about their clubs, guns, and bank accounts.
Well, I'll admit that it has crossed my mind.
If they destroy SS and Medicare, my spouse and I will not fare well. We own our home, but we can't eat the walls & electricity requires $$$. I work part time, probably need a new hip. Cancer is gone, but btn that and inflation, so is the savings acct.
I am personally having sleepless nights, my feelings of being evil and worthless (mainly due to conversion therapy) have increased, I have considered ending my life
Because of these cuts
The fact that people still don't know what is happening is causing massive anxiety spikes in many
Govt and media (and NHS) transphobia, and benefit change threats have def triggered suicidal thoughts and depression and anxiety to the point where it impacts my ability to function.
I genuinely dread hearing the next thing which is going to pop out of their mouths and it's none stop.
In the USA a healthcare program called Medicaid will have $880 Billion dollars cut. It’s a healthcare program that benefits the elderly, disabled, low income children and pregnant people. On top of that elderly and disabled people might not get their checks next month.
I heard about that. Universal healthcare is a really good thing and trashed just because right wingers want to look hard. The suffering these politicians will cause with a massive budget cut is psychopathic cruelty on a mass scale.
My husband and I just discussed committing suicide. We felt we may have no other choice. Now, I'm actively looking for full-time employment. I need medical coverage for my husband if we also lose Mddicare. I'm 71 years old and was already working part-time.
We all said it was coming. The people are fed up.
You can't keep carving away at the real job creators and money-makers (the working class) and expect that in destitution, we will be able to hold up the economy while bloated parasites sap it.
We are the meek - we know how to survive.
Friend at one of the science agencies told me this weekend that her coworker's teen took their life last week. Families in DC are under immense pressure.
Presumably the plan to cut multiple helpline funding that I read about recently will make gathering data on the impact of their policies more difficult. Almost like it's planned. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if they replaced helplines with direct lines to assisted dying consultants.
Taken in concert with the fact that the promised "safeguards" in the assisted death bill are being removed (voted down) it's quite obvious that we are facing democide
Who says what? The data on the safeguards being voted down is direct from the committee minutes, the fact it equates to democide is, if you take it alongside the current demonisation of the disabled, not unsurprisingly, driving them to suicide then you've got the textbook definition of democide
They are not adding the texts of these amendments. That can also be because the original text or other amendments cover it with different formulations. So the assessment requires more than your list.
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It feels like they are purposely trying to kill us, even if slowly.
Taking away any peace we had. It takes a lot of effort to stay mindful, not worrying about what your future will be like, as it is. Now we have to worry if they will leave us homeless & starving
We live in a sick society.
If they destroy SS and Medicare, my spouse and I will not fare well. We own our home, but we can't eat the walls & electricity requires $$$. I work part time, probably need a new hip. Cancer is gone, but btn that and inflation, so is the savings acct.
Because of these cuts
The fact that people still don't know what is happening is causing massive anxiety spikes in many
I genuinely dread hearing the next thing which is going to pop out of their mouths and it's none stop.
ghouls.
Keep doing what you're doing Jay.
You can't keep carving away at the real job creators and money-makers (the working class) and expect that in destitution, we will be able to hold up the economy while bloated parasites sap it.
We are the meek - we know how to survive.
What do you do when the safety net disappears?
But also a growing sense of needing collective action.
Has to go through parliament first, and there are *a lot* of us against this.