Reparations
Journalists covering the Capitol beat need to ask Republicans today, do you agree that health care reform is a form of reparations?
It is interesting, though. In a way, I agree that health care reform is a form of civil rights -- the right to affordable health care. The right to keep your coverage if you lose your job. The right to keep your coverage if you get sick. Limbaugh sees that as a bad thing. More specifically, he sees that as a zero-sum game in which health care is a form of wealth redistribution. If someone who isn't covered now is covered by health care reform, that's taking money directly out of his -- and his listeners' pockets.
As Duncan Black would say, these people are sick, broken things.
UPDATE: Blogspot proves the existence of God as it apparently will not let me post the actual audio clip.
It is interesting, though. In a way, I agree that health care reform is a form of civil rights -- the right to affordable health care. The right to keep your coverage if you lose your job. The right to keep your coverage if you get sick. Limbaugh sees that as a bad thing. More specifically, he sees that as a zero-sum game in which health care is a form of wealth redistribution. If someone who isn't covered now is covered by health care reform, that's taking money directly out of his -- and his listeners' pockets.
As Duncan Black would say, these people are sick, broken things.
UPDATE: Blogspot proves the existence of God as it apparently will not let me post the actual audio clip.
posted by John at 9:36 AM
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