I can't figure out whether Suderman is really this naive. Does he truly believe that the GOP's inability to come up with a health plan reflects honest intellectual confusion, and that the party's "experts" are acting in good faith? 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opinion/republicans-trump-health-care.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage …
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Health care isn't that hard an issue. Every advanced country besides the US has universal coverage, so we know how to do it: either government insurance or a highly regulated private system with mandates and subsidies that bring everyone in. 2/
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In other words, we already know what a conservative approach to covering America looks like -- basically, it looks like Obamacare. The reason the GOP won't accept that is that IT DOESN'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET HEALTHCARE 3/
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Certainly the party doesn't want to pay the price -- the higher taxes and regulation needed to make coverage possible. But as resistance to Medicaid expansion shows, the party doesn't even want coverage expanded if someone else pays 4/
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So everything you read about GOP plans needs to be seen in this light. The goal isn't to solve the problem; it is to look as if you're trying to solve it, while basically leaving the uninsured out in the cold. Pretending otherwise is just silly 5/
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Also, it's to keep workers in the thrall of the corporations. If they have healthcare that isn't dependent on their employer, they might be more likely to switch jobs or leave their jobs to start their own businesses.
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