Obamacare Premiums Soar, War Profits Untouched
Bloomberg's latest dispatch details the impending 'sharp rise' in Obamacare premiums as enhanced Covid-era subsidies expire, impacting millions of Americans. (The horror!) These 'tax credits' were designed to make coverage 'more affordable,' a concept our esteemed policymakers grasp only in the context of domestic, not international, spending. While families face gutted healthcare budgets, funding
for perpetual conflicts and foreign military aid appears to enjoy perpetual renewal. In the same fiscal year where these healthcare benefits are being threatened, Congress, with bipartisan fervor, approved a $14.5 billion aid package for Israel (HR 7217), not to mention the $95 billion foreign aid bill, a sum that could secure healthcare for an awful lot of Americans. One might wonder if the
'fiscal responsibility' sermons apply universally or just to the average citizen's health.