Attack of the Republican Decepticons<br />plans would drastically cut Medicaid spending relative to current law,<br />and they would also cut insurance subsidies, making private insurance unaffordable for many people not eligible for Medicaid.<br />On the other side — even I was shocked by this one — senior Republicans like Paul Ryan dismiss declines in the number of people with coverage as no big deal,<br />because they would represent voluntary choices not to buy insurance.<br />First, he points to the fact that fewer people than expected have signed up on the exchanges<br />— Obamacare’s insurance marketplaces — and portrays this as a sign of dire failure.<br />At this point, everything they say involves either demonstrably dishonest claims about Obamacare or wild misrepresentations of their proposed replacement, which would — surprise — cut taxes for the rich while inflicting harsh punishment on the poor<br />and working class, including millions of Trump supporters.
