Cassi Creek: We’ve
managed to resolve and temporarily delay another manufactured financial crisis
brought about by the Koch brothers’ minions wearing teavangelist
disguises. The current best estimate of
cost to the American taxpayers is $124 billion.
While this may be diminutive in terms of the overall cost of running the
U.S. government, it is money that would better have been applied
elsewhere.
Once again,
the reactionary right, claiming to be saving the Constitution, has managed to
make a shambles of the legislative process as defined by the Constitution. Their particular blend of pseudo-patriotism,
bigotry, anti-intellectualism, and a lack of how a democratic republic is
actually supposed to work, has resulted in weakening the U.S. economy. Further, the resolution that was crafted has
only an additional three months grace period before the entire mess will begin
again.
It left me coldly angry yesterday to hear the junior Senator
from Texas, Cruz, claim that millions of Americans were suffering because of
the onset of the ACA. No news program that
shoved a microphone into his face bothered to challenge his numbers or his
claim. While the ACA rollout is not
beginning smoothly, it is in effect and it is providing better access to medical
care for many previously uninsured.
Is the ACA perfect? Far
from it. Does it favor any industry? The health insurance industry will be raking
in a windfall profit. We still need a
single payer national health insurance.
We’re required to report self-inflicted injuries to mental
health agencies.
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