EriktheRed
Eh...
I wish all the GOoPers in Congress could have this much candor:
Political Animal - At the intersection of candor, callousness, and conservatism
Its so much more refreshing when Republicans just say what they believe.
Rep. Rob Woodall, a Georgia Republican, made a vigorous ideological defense of ending Medicare as it currently exists, telling seniors at a local town hall that they ought not look to the government to provide health care for the elderly just because their private employer doesnt offer health benefits for retirees.
A Woodall constituent raised a practical obstacle to obtaining coverage in the private market within the confines of an employer-based health insurance system: What happens when you retire?
The private corporation that I retired from does not give medical benefits to retirees, the woman told the congressman in video captured a local Patch reporter in Dacula, Ga.
Hear yourself, maam. Hear yourself, Woodall told the woman. You want the government to take care of you, because your employer decided not to take care of you. My question is, When do I decide Im going to take care of me?
At the same event, when another constituent suggested the voucher may be inadequate in covering growing health care costs, Woodall suggested she leave the United States to go to one of the other industrialized countries that offer coverage for everyone.
Political Animal - At the intersection of candor, callousness, and conservatism