Actually, it's more like a Jacobean revenge tragedy, with Trump out to get back at Obama for being everything he's not, and to hell with consequences:
Barr, being a good "Christian", is worried about the "political ramifications"; the people who are going to lose health coverage if this is successful are simply collateral damage.
One hopes the Democrats will use this as a bludgeon -- at this point, since the chance of a decision before the election is vanishingly small, the important message is that "Trump wants to take away your health insurance during a pandemic".
It would be different if the GOP had an alternative to offer. They don't, no matter what they say. The ACA is on the list of social safety net programs that they want to get rid of, along with Social Security and probably Medicare and Medicaid. The magic word here is "privatize", which translates to "Our owners should be able to make lots of money off these programs."
Read the whole thing -- good background in case you've missed this story in all the sound and fury coming from the White House.
Via Joe.My.God.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his administration will urge the Supreme Court to overturn Obamacare, maintaining its all-out legal assault on the health care law amid a pandemic that will drive millions of more Americans to depend on its coverage.
The administration appears to be doubling down on its legal strategy, even after Attorney General William Barr this week warned top Trump officials about the political ramifications of undermining the health care safety net during the coronavirus emergency.
Barr, being a good "Christian", is worried about the "political ramifications"; the people who are going to lose health coverage if this is successful are simply collateral damage.
One hopes the Democrats will use this as a bludgeon -- at this point, since the chance of a decision before the election is vanishingly small, the important message is that "Trump wants to take away your health insurance during a pandemic".
It would be different if the GOP had an alternative to offer. They don't, no matter what they say. The ACA is on the list of social safety net programs that they want to get rid of, along with Social Security and probably Medicare and Medicaid. The magic word here is "privatize", which translates to "Our owners should be able to make lots of money off these programs."
Read the whole thing -- good background in case you've missed this story in all the sound and fury coming from the White House.
Via Joe.My.God.
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