Reich writes: "To decide to enact legislation that will hurt vast numbers of people without knowing more than this is irresponsible. To know you're hurting the poor and sick while rewarding the wealthy and healthy - but having no data or details on what you're doing, or even why you're doing it - is unforgivable."
Robert Reich. (photo: Toronto Star/Getty)
05 May 17
he utter indifference of House Republicans to the human consequences of their decisions to repeal the Affordable Care Act is jaw-dropping. They know it will cause large numbers of Americans to lose health care. They just don't know how many.
The Congressional Budget Office didn't have time to finish its study of the bill. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said yesterday it is "literally impossible" to judge the impact of the bill. For his part, Trump, in interviews and conversations with associates, has seemed to care little about what the legislation says.
To decide to enact legislation that will hurt vast numbers of people without knowing more than this is irresponsible. To know you're hurting the poor and sick while rewarding the wealthy and healthy -- but having no data or details on what you're doing, or even why you're doing it -- is unforgivable.
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