(We could have the same conversation about healthcare.
The people making decisions “on our behalf” should live with those decisions.
That should be a law, but it’d never pass.)
Know what we should do? Never accept that it won’t pass. That’s what Charlie’s murder changed: we no longer talk ourselves out of holding our elected officials feet to the fire. Things are different now. No longer will we accept them not having skin in the game. If you make a law, it must affect you in the same way. We’ve allowed this for far too long. That sh!t stops now.
“healthcare”
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“In 2023 and 2024, 80 percent of marketplace enrollees could find a plan for $10 or less per month on HealthCare.gov, the federal marketplace that operates in 31 states (19 states and the District of Columbia run their own marketplaces).”
“The enhanced subsidies have translated into higher enrollment in ACA marketplace plans and fewer uninsured people. They helped increase enrollment in the marketplaces from 12 million in 2021 to a record 24.2 million in 2025.”
That $10/month is currently the #1 issue in Congress.
My American dentist pays $1,600/month for his ‘coverage’.