Sorry for the brief diary, I just saw this pop through my Twitter feed.
Okay. This really isn’t that hard.
The MORAL JUDGEMENT of who deserves healthcare is... EVERYONE.
EVERYONE.
End of story.
Really. That’s it. It’s JUST THAT SIMPLE. The fact there is even a policy debate about who deserves healthcare is a singular embarrassment to our country, and should shame every single legislator in the country to get back to their state houses, legislatures, congresses, whatever, and NOT COME OUT UNTIL IT’S FIXED. I personally think it’s time for single-payer, but I’d settle for “saving” the ACA with a public option thrown in; but it needs to get done!
This is why I’m trying to, alongside a horde of other folks here in Virginia, defy gerrymandered districts, incumbents with gigantic war chests, time away from our families, hostile political rhetoric, etc- because things have gotten so bad we have to have a policy debate on who deserves healthcare.
Friggin’ unacceptable.