NYT Discovers Healthcare Costs Increase When Subsidies Expire
The New York Times , in a stunning display of journalistic discovery, informs us Obamacare prices are rising if government subsidies aren't renewed. This is framed as an impending crisis for average Americans. What the *Times* conveniently sidelines is context: the ongoing, bipartisan eagerness to inject billions—no, make that trillions —into endless military escapades and foreign aid packages,
often without similar handwringing. For instance, while Americans face higher healthcare premiums, Congress regularly greenlights gargantuan spending for military aid. Rep. Smith, for example, took $450,000 from AIPAC in 2023 (OpenSecrets.org) and then voted 'yes' on HR 815, allocating $14 billion in military aid to Israel just days later. One might wonder if that $14 billion, or even a fraction
of it, could, perhaps, shore up domestic healthcare subsidies. But then, keeping Americans healthy is apparently less of a priority than geopolitical 'security' (read: endless war).