Monday, March 20, 2017

Don't Repeal, Don't Replace

I've been busy making daily phone calls to my members of Congress, objecting to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and letting them know that I vehemently object to replacing it with the American Health Care Act, especially after the Congressional Budget Office said that it would leave at least 24 million more Americans uninsured. It looks like Republican leaders will bring the bill to the floor of the House for a vote next Thursday, so you can find out where your members of Congress stand on the bill here, and call to make your opinion known.

While I was busy with phone calls, it looks like Hasbro did some repealing and replacing of their own. I was completely oblivious to the voting that was going on to choose Monopoly game tokens, and I can hardly believe the results. The boot has been booted, along with the wheelbarrow, and the thimble. Personally, I'm okay playing without the boot and the wheelbarrow, but I always play as the thimble (and will continue to do so). The three old tokens have been replaced with a rubber ducky, T. rex, and penguin.


There were 4.3 million votes from 146 countries, so I guess I'll just have to live with the results, but I do have to wonder if they were rigged. Who wanted to keep the top hat and when did we get a cat as a Monopoly token?


Luckily, I have my childhood, taped-together, copyright 1961 version of the game, with all the classic tokens I grew up with. I'm pretty sure there are some Clue pieces mixed in (in the form of guns and a knife), but there is also a delightful pie and my beloved thimble.


If only healthcare was as easy to keep as my favorite Monopoly tokens.

12 comments:

  1. I am always the shoe when we play Monopoly. I guess I will have to guard mine (and my healthcare) to keep it safe.

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  2. The thimble or the iron (how typically female, huh?) have always been my tokens of choice. And, I have my representatives on speed dial - their ideas are not ideas at all and I would like to give a couple of them the BOOT! lol

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  3. I'm not real thrilled with the token decision myself. The thimble has always been my favorite!

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  4. I always play with the thimble as well. Tom and I each brought our childhood Monopoly games to our marriage -- so we have original tokens doubled. (And now just one highly taped box containing all the pieces.)

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  5. I have never played a game of Monopoly in my life! We did have the game of Life though and that got plenty of playing time. I can understand being miffed about the thimble though...I'm sure I would have used that one!

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  6. love your segue into monopoly, you clever one!! I am sad that monopoly changed the tokens. I am even sadder that they want more people to be sick....

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  7. I always used the thimble or iron. I don't like the new ones. And I don't like what's happening in DC.

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  8. We have several versions of Monopoly around our house -- it's always been the favorite game!! And Scrabble. ;)

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  9. I guess most needle workers loved that thimble, I know I did. My representatives are horses patoots who follow the red party line, and all I get are thinly cloaked statements of disdain to the old lady. Such arrogance makes my blood boil. I hope all of them get the boot, and they may if they kick so many people off insurance. My state voted red, but is full of ACA users. Why do people vote against their own interests? I can't figure that out for the life of me. Oh, and Bonny, I got my McCracken Co. library card! What a nice way to start the week!

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    1. I also have lots of trouble understanding how and why people could vote against their own interests, but the cracks may be showing in his 37% approval rating. But on the positive side, I'm so glad you got your card from McCracken Co.! Wishing you lots of enjoyable reading!

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    2. NO, thank YOU for turning me onto that library, Bonny. Thanks so much!

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  10. Scotty Dog player here! (and I've been secretly hoping that this whole healthcare debacle will be the downfall of the republicans in the next election ... surely it won't pass ...)

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