@redredred So what is he actually doing to improve these aspects of the State? Or do you think plundering what remains will make them no worse than they already are? I only mentioned welfare and education because you suggested in your list that they were ripe for reform. All I can see that Trump has done is pick non-existent cultural battles to justify hollowing them out further

@SunshineGirl I believe you when you admit that’s all you can see.

@redredred she is an unqualified british bot.

In what way do you emulate TR and AB? @1930sfan

@1930sfan
@MoveAlong has got a point. "Progressive Republican" is indeed a bullshit term. Who gives a damn about Teddy whatever his name was. You are just adding to the pile of bullshit burying this nation alive.

@MoveAlong nice 👍 and thanks

@BohoBabe Calling the Republican Party now........."the Republican Party".......is a complete misnomer. The Republican Party that existed prior to 2016 is dead. No remanents of it remain at all................expcet for in the minds of either old Republicans.....or voters who do not follow politics.

Older Republicans who still vote "R" out of habit thinking what they USED TO believe in is still there.........somewhere in the party.............and younger ones who vote "R" because mommy and daddy did........need to look at Project 2025 and then ask themselves.............is this the same party???????

MAGA rode to victory because older people voted R out of habit..............not because they actually believed that MAGA had completely taken over and cancelled out the old party they once liked.

@anythingoes477 I agree that MAGA is different from traditional Conservatism. I'll never say Trump is just as bad as George Bush or Ronald Reagan, he's obvi far worse.

However, MAGA didn't just come out of nowhere. The Republicans were already using authoritarian tactics to gain power in government, including fascist propaganda in their media. The Republicans were on the path to Fascism during the Reagan years. Trump just drastically sped up the process.

A big misconception is that the Nazis ended democracy in Germany. What actually happened is that the conservative parties ended democracy, but there were still co-equal branches of government. The Nazis took over the country by taking over these branches, thus creating a dictatorship. So while Nazi Germany was a different country than the Weimar Republic, the Authoritarianism was there before the Nazis. It's like that with MAGA. The Republicans set the stage for MAGA by embracing Authoritarianism.

@4meAndyou did you read it?

@1930sfan Yes. YOUR reasons for hating him might be different than MOST of the other jerks who hate him, but you still hate him.

@4meAndyou This works both ways............the only difference is what the "D" stand for. 75% of America has had all of "Trump DENIAL Syndrome" we can handle.

A million mentions of trump in the Pedo Files....................."he didn't do it.".
Jury conviction ...rape of E. Jean Carroll............"he didn't do it".
Jury convictions of a total of 91 felonies going as far back as his phony university scam....."he didn't do it".
Taking bribes........his Qatar airplane for instance.........."he didn't do it".
FINDING boxes of stolen Top Secret document IN HIS HOUSE......."he didn't do it".
Hush money convictions for using campaign finance donations to pay off his whores....."he didn't do it."
Jury convictions for stealing every dime from a Children's Cancer Charity......"he didn't do it":
Jury conviction for stealing every dime from a disabled veterans charity..........."he didn't do it".

The list just keeps going on and on and on of what he HAS done............that is denied by the faithful in the cult. Trump is the most convicted innocent man in America.

@Munumbis did you read it? because I made some pretty good points

@1930sfan 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RedBaron the most divisive president this country ever had was Obama. Obama and Clinton are what created Trump because he was willing to call them out. There’s no deflection there.

@KimberKimKim Why? Because Obama was the first Black man elected, and Trump led the charge against him with the birther nonsense when he would have been disqualified from running in the first place had he not been born in the US.

Why else would you say he was more divisive than any other president, especially Trump?

@RedBaron it has nothing to do with HIS race. He used race as a division tactic, he apologized for American exceptionalism, bowed to foreign leaders, demonized law enforcement and authorizes an illegal spy campaign of a political opponent.

@sree251 food, shelter, and health—through prevention, remediation, and direct support services provided by government,

@1930sfan Sounds good. How do you go about getting all that from the government? Nothing is free in the USA for American citizens. Are you proposing to get Healthcare and access to Human Services for illegal migrants in America?

@sree251 here is a rundown on what Healthcare Services illegal immigrants receive.

what specific government programs provide healthcare for illegal immigrants?

"The main government programs are **not** federal insurance programs like Medicaid, Medicare, or ACA Marketplace subsidies, because undocumented immigrants are generally ineligible for those.

## Federal emergency care

The clearest federal program is **Emergency Medicaid**, which helps pay hospitals for emergency services when a person otherwise meets Medicaid financial rules but does not have eligible immigration status. EMTALA also requires Medicare-participating hospitals to stabilize anyone with an emergency condition, regardless of immigration status, but that is an emergency treatment mandate, not a health insurance program.

## State-funded coverage

Some states provide **state-funded health coverage** for undocumented children, pregnant people, some adults, or seniors, and those programs vary widely by state. These are state programs, not federal benefits, and they exist only in certain states.

## Community and safety-net care

Undocumented immigrants can also use **Federally Qualified Health Centers** for primary care and some prescription access, often on a sliding-fee basis [4]. They may also buy private insurance on their own, but they cannot get federal Marketplace subsidies [4][2].

## Bottom line

So the answer is: there is **no broad federal health-care program for undocumented immigrants**, but they can receive emergency care through Emergency Medicaid and EMTALA, plus state-funded coverage in some places [4][3][5]."

what about low income and middle class American citizens do they also receive those specific health benefits as well as Federal health benefits?

Low‑ and middle‑income U.S. citizens can qualify not only for the same kinds of **emergency care** that undocumented immigrants receive, but also for **much broader federal health‑benefit programs** (Medicaid, Medicare, ACA subsidies, etc.), which are generally not available to undocumented people [1][2][3].

### Emergency and safety‑net care (everyone)

- Any person in an emergency can get stabilizing care at a Medicare‑participating hospital, regardless of immigration status this is the **EMTALA/emergency‑care** rule, not a “benefit” per se [4].
- Low‑income Americans can also use **Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)**, which charge on a sliding‑fee scale; this applies to citizens and many legal residents [1][3].

### Federal health‑benefit programs (citizens/legal residents)

For **low‑income U.S. citizens and legal immigrants**, the main federal‑backed programs are:

- **Medicaid**: Joint federal–state program providing free or very low‑cost coverage to low‑income children, pregnant women, parents, seniors, and people with disabilities; many states expanded it to adults under about 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL) [2][3].
- **Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)**: Covers children (and some pregnant people) in families that earn too much for Medicaid but still qualify by income [1][3].
- **Medicare**: For people 65+ or certain disabled individuals, regardless of income; low‑income beneficiaries can get **Medicare Savings Programs** and **Extra Help** to reduce premiums and out‑of‑pocket costs [5][3].

For **middle‑class citizens**, the main federal benefit is:

- **ACA Marketplace subsidies**: Premium tax credits and cost‑sharing reductions that lower premiums and out‑of‑pocket costs for people at roughly 100–400% (or sometimes higher, depending on current rules) of FPL who buy plans on the federal or state exchanges [1][6].

### Key differences vs. undocumented immigrants

- **Undocumented immigrants** are excluded from Medicaid, Medicare, and ACA subsidies; they only get emergency care and some state‑level or local programs [4][7][8].
- **Low‑ and middle‑income citizens** can (and many do) receive Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare, or subsidized Marketplace plans, plus the same emergency‑care and FQHC access that undocumented immigrants use [1][2][3].

So yes: low‑ and middle‑income American citizens receive **both** the limited protections (emergency care, FQHCs) **and** the full federal health‑benefit programs that undocumented immigrants are generally barred from getting.

@pride49 I apologize I see words kind of backwards sometimes and I type them kind of funny but to answer your question no I never voted for Trump I never like Trump

@1930sfan I was gonna say. Or I'd have to send you a vid of how Trump psychologically manipulated different groups of people to win. xD

@TexChik I don't even like Biden have you read this or just read the title?

Apparently Stan. @idontcareok

@1930sfan Voting is good.........good for you. But can you tell me the name of an Independent who ever won a presidential election?

The idealism is great that an Independent can change America..........but in fact not one has ever won a presidential election and none ever will. So on critical elections especially.........when change is absolutely necessary.....and we ALL knew what more of trump could do to us as a nation...........a vote for an independent is like a write in vote...............pretty much worthless to accomplish anything..

The Independent candidates in presidential elections are 90% of the time fully funded by the one who thinks he has the smallest chance of winning. They are vote splitters...........not candidates.

@anythingoes477 I would argue voting for somebody you don't want is a worthless vote

@1930sfan No vote is worthless...........in that is it your RIGHT to cast it,,,,, and any right not used is a right you forfeit.

But a vote for someone who cannot possibly win and never has in 245+ plus years of our history.......is worthless..........if you voted hoping for change.

@jackjjackson Rino's?

You should examine that brand of republican and see how that mixes with your Trump hate. You have not explaining what a true conservative or a true republican is. @1930sfan

@jackjjackson actually I have I am a republican in the sense of Abraham Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt