Rep. Smith's Healthcare Crisis: $0 for Americans, Trillions For War
Rep. Smith, who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, bemoans healthcare costs but dismisses extending Obamacare. Curiously, the very same Smith found President Trump's call for 'a half a trillion dollars' more for the defense budget an example of 'investing in law and order.' One might wonder how much law and order that half-trillion could buy in terms of actual healthcare access for
Americans. The crisis of medical debt is 'unacceptable,' but the crisis of endless war spending is merely 'investment' (Source: Bloomberg). The American public grapples with medical bills while Smith supports unfettered military budgets, proving that 'status quo unacceptable' is merely a talking point when the domestic coffers are being looted for other 'investments.' Perhaps if American
healthcare was rebranded as a 'national security threat,' it might finally get some of that bipartisan funding enthusiasm.