Harken back to the early days of Obamacare, when we learned that members of Congress and their staffs were exempt from Obamacare, and that they wanted nothing to do with being in it. Now we get
Left wants a vote on single-payer bill in new Congress
Progressive Democrats are pushing for a vote on a controversial health-care bill after the party takes control of the House early next year.
But the left’s push for “Medicare for all†legislation would likely divide Democrats and pose a headache for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who is poised to become Speaker in the next Congress.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), who is co-chair of the Medicare for All Caucus in the House, told supporters on an organizing call Tuesday night that simply expressing support for the idea is not enough.
“When we have that majority, we need to make sure that we put it to use,†she said.
Yet, many other House Democrats, including members of the leadership, are not on board with the idea of government-run universal health insurance.
Supporters say they are going to push for a vote and organize grass-roots efforts to pressure Democratic holdouts to sign on to the legislation. However, any floor vote would probably fail, with all Republicans and some Democrats rejecting the measure.
In all fairness, a decent chunk of these hardcore Progressives (nice Fascists) were not in Congress when Ocare was passed. And Ocare was really just a stepping stone to move towards Single Payer, which is really what Medicare For All is. A government run and dominated system.
Republicans used Medicare for all — otherwise known as single-payer — as a leading area of attack on Democrats during the 2018 midterm elections. They touted a recent cost estimate by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, which put the bill’s price tag at $32 trillion over 10 years.
If they’re saying $32 trillion, the real cost is probably more like $50 trillion. Not too mention the declining standard of care. Don’t forget, even tiny Vermont couldn’t make it work, as the costs derailed the whole thing. But, Democrats do not care. They don’t care about the quality of your healthcare or access to it. Nor your health. This was shown by Obamacare and the implementation. It’s all about patronizing people to get them beholden and controlled by the government. That’s not a conspiracy theory, that’s what Democrats do.
That said, they might be setting themselves up for an inter-party fight with the old guard who realize this is a bad idea, and further create a situation where their push for single payer helps lose the House and makes sure Trump wins in 2020.
