The Hill Discovers Subsidies Won't Solve Problems Subsidies Created
The Hill's opinion piece sagely notes that more healthcare subsidies won't fix America's 'crisis.' What it conveniently sidesteps is how the current 'crisis' was engineered. For decades, politicians, many of whom receive substantial campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical and insurance industries (see OpenSecrets.org for copious data), have dismantled public health infrastructure while
propping up private, for-profit models. It’s not merely a 'crisis' of affordability; it's a feature of a system where patient suffering is profit. When Senator X, who in 2022 received $300,000 from health and pharmaceutical PACs, votes against price caps or universal healthcare, he's not just voting against subsidies—he's voting for the problem. The Hill's diagnosis feels less like critical
analysis and more like blaming smoke for the fire while passing the arsonist a match.