The clearest legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress is to keep taxes low for the richest households and corporations. Last week, House Republicans submitted a budget resolution that calls for $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid—the program that provides health insurance for low-income Americans—to help pay for extending the 2017 Tax…

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  • SolacefromSilence
    12•8 hours ago

    I’m kinda wondering where these insurance or healthcare companies are at. This is literally taking billions out of their pocket as people will just go without healthcare and/or die.

    I guess they’re looking out for their personal tax rate instead of caring about their business or who they serve. Foolish for be to be surprised, but it just seems so short sighted.

    • @pdxfed
      6•7 hours ago

      It’s a slippery, accelerative slope. Companies never would have price gouged the way they did during and after COVID 30 years ago; they didn’t have the technology, data and also lack of fear of antitrust. Each new cohort gets worse in company practices and voila!

      Everyone always also sees themselves on the lifeboat, not being the one who pays the piper. Just like the 70% of lottery players who think they will win.