The death of a politician should have absolutely no bearing on any form of massive, sweeping change legislation that will massively expand the federal government (does anyone even REMEMBER the 10th amendment?), will end up, in the end, likely being about as efficient as the DMV, come in at a price that we really can't run in the black even with tax increases, and that most in Congress as a whole haven't even fully read and likely won't.
TBH, #3 in your list is the most asinine, knee-jerk thing I've read in awhile.
Yes, it's a pity that a 70 something long term senator died, but it's not an excuse to force major legislation through no matter who it is that died.
Also, Congress doesn't have "government provided" health care; government employees get their coverage through their employer (which IS the government), but the insurance actually comes from private companies.
My husband works for the state and has his health insurance via the state: It's Security Health Plan, which is a private company who happens to have a contract with the state government.
Government funded health care, either state (Badger Care here) or federal (Medicaid/Medicare) is currently something provided to the poor (in fact, Badger Care paid for the birth of both of his daughter's kids), elderly and/or disabled.
People who actually WORK for the government get what is, more or less, evil, wicked, horrible, private health insurance; they just pay for it via paycheck deductions in most cases.
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TBH, #3 in your list is the most asinine, knee-jerk thing I've read in awhile.
Yes, it's a pity that a 70 something long term senator died, but it's not an excuse to force major legislation through no matter who it is that died.
Also, Congress doesn't have "government provided" health care; government employees get their coverage through their employer (which IS the government), but the insurance actually comes from private companies.
My husband works for the state and has his health insurance via the state: It's Security Health Plan, which is a private company who happens to have a contract with the state government.
Government funded health care, either state (Badger Care here) or federal (Medicaid/Medicare) is currently something provided to the poor (in fact, Badger Care paid for the birth of both of his daughter's kids), elderly and/or disabled.
People who actually WORK for the government get what is, more or less, evil, wicked, horrible, private health insurance; they just pay for it via paycheck deductions in most cases.