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'Showing You Exactly Who They're Working For,' GOP Votes to Gut Medicaid for Tax Cuts (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"House Republicans have ignored the demands of their constituents and instead chosen to side with their billionaire donors."

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pulling billions of dollars out of the health care industry in order to stick it into... what even is this money going to go into? AI and Crypto? Treasury bonds? Untaxable oversees S&Ls?

Its painful to watch not only because of the obvious inherent cruelty, but because of the painful shortsightedness. Gutting the funding for hospitals and clinics in low-income areas won't benefit anyone materially. Hell, we've got a privatized health care system. It won't even benefit rich people, given how regularly they profiteer of Medicaid on the back end.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Pain fuels the grievance politic their strategy is premised upon.