Our taxes pay for Senator McCain's health care. Why doesn't he care about the rest of us?
Because he is nothing more than just another two-faced Republican. Early in the day he is very clear that he is only voting to begin debate on repealing the Affordable Care Act. He is even clearer that he would definitely not vote for a Senate health care bill without major changes. And yet, later the very same day, that's exactly what he does.
And, in doing so, McCain goes along with the real Republican view on healthcare which is that it is only for those who can afford it. Why else would the Republicans be unyielding in their belief that private enterprise (the insurers) must be allowed to profit from the American citizen's health problems?
Obama realized that he could never get around that greedy position so he came up with a compromise. Everybody is in. The people who pay but don't use will support those who pay and do use (just like any insurance plan). He knew some of the people compelled to be in could not afford to pay (the poor people) so he added a tax-funded component called Medicaid.
However, Medicaid isn't private enterprise so the Republicans keep coming up with changes that would keep the private enterprise insurance piece (some pay and don't need, some pay and do need) while they toss out Medicaid, the piece that helps the poor.
The Republicans don't give a rat's ass about people who don't have money.
Last edited by ryck; 07/26/1701:34 PM.
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