DeSantis Suggests Universal Healthcare... If You're Over 50 and Already Rich
DeSantis, whose policy history generally involves dismantling public services rather than improving them, suggested adjustments to healthcare for those under 50. This 'suggestion' typically aligns with the conservative blueprint of privatizing profits and socializing risk, effectively gutting worker protections and affordability, while rewarding corporations and the wealthy. It's a classic move:
championing market-based solutions that inevitably leave millions uninsurable or bankrupt. This isn't about 'change'; it's about shifting the burden. We’ve seen this script repeatedly, where deregulation and 'choice' for the privileged translate into catastrophic care costs and no choice at all for working families. One might wonder if the healthcare industry's considerable campaign donations to
politicians like DeSantis (OpenSecrets.org shows hundreds of thousands in contributions to his campaigns from healthcare organizations over the years, including $1.2 million in 2022 alone) have anything to do with these 'suggestions.'