The cruelty of the GOP towards people without wealth is stunning. I know they think society cannot afford to reward lackadaisical and irresponsible behaviors, but for people to participate in society in a responsible way they have to have hope and a stake in our system. The greed grab going on in the GOP agenda with everything aimed at reducing taxes on the 1% is unbelievable.
Today's 1st section of the paper was a mind-blowing insight into this cruelty. Legal immigrants crossing the border into Canada fleeing this land that used to welcome the tired, hungry and poor. Now they take a taxi to the border, hop a creek and welcome the warmth of a Canadian Border Patrol car. There was no story about the breaking up of families because one parent is not here legally, but the rest are. Where is the GOP angst about single parent families and the less than optimal societal behavior that results (in their mind) from single parent families? Where is their focus on family values? In the gutter of hypocrisy. The only family values that matter to them is prohibiting things they do not agree with, and trashing family values that they oppose.
And then I moved on to analysis of the GOP Health Insurance. Back in the good old days before the ACA, States determined which procedures they would cover for people on Medicaid. That generally did not involve new technology. So as new procedures and process developed for serious illness, people on Medicaid were denied access to this new stuff. So when you have a block grant to the states for Medicaid, states will be forced by the design of the system to develop death panels. Where is Sarah Palin when you need her. I guess this falls into the gutter of hypocrisy for some GOP leaders.
Link to column explaining Necessity of Death Panels in GOP Construct
Link to Editorial highlighting Cruelty and loss of insurance coverage in GOP Construct
Link to Ross Douthat Explaining a Political Fatal Flaw in GOP Health Insurance
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