In Reply to: Of course, Trump has something disgusting to say posted by mh on December 15, 2025 at 11:36:53
Trump And Thune About to Rip Away Health Care & Whig-ify the GOP Jan 1st
How Killing ACA Subsidies Will Hurt 24 Million Americans—and Finish the GOP
Thune filibustered this simple, common-sense bill to extend subsidies, and it failed to reach the 60 votes needed under the (anti-constitutional) filibuster. Then he offered an… “alternative.” I’ve been advised by legal counsel that I can’t say plan, or I’d open myself up to lawsuits from libeled, pissed-off plans around the country.
This offering would terminate all additional ACA subsidies, diverting—and I’m not joking—$1,000–$1,500 per person to health savings accounts (HSAs). Why didn’t the GOP just go for broke and offer a few scratch ‘n sniff lottery tickets, NYC Subway tokens circa 1999 and a few used tissues they found in their pockets?
To state the obvious, $1,000 is far below what anyone needs to afford coverage. It’s just a scam. Slap a few zeroes after a number, smile, and hope people think you’re actually doing helpful.
So, as an inevitable result, monthly health care premiums will skyrocket for up to 24 million Americans, one in eleven of us, on January 1st—and when I say skyrocket I mean more than double in some cases.
But, hey, you’ll have that tax-free $1000! Don’t spend it all in one place!