The only thing WORSE than nominating RFK jr for Secy of HHS is to add DR OZ to oversee Medicare & Medicaid!
Healthcare for Americans is a huge issue, and all of us- regardless of our political parties are SCREWED if Congress does not intervene and ensure that experienced, highly qualified people are hired.
Trump picks ‘Dr Oz’ to oversee Medicare and Medicaid while working with RFK Jr to ‘take on the illness industrial complex’ – live
I’ve got to believe there are even a bunch of GOP whose parents benefit or who benefit themselves from these programs who will raise their voices. It’s not like they’re free handouts, after all.
We gotta lotta educating the public to do. Where’s Pete B?
It just doesn't make sense... these GOPs have elders, women, children along with millions of constituents who all have families with great dependency on health & human services.
Our current crisis is because partisanship is destroying common sense when Congress blindly follows a crazy man's nominations for the key leadership in cabinet positions.
The only thing I can figure is the allure of what people think privitization could do is attractive. Competition in the marketplace often looks a bit more like collusion. That’s why we need a clear narrative that breaks through so folks will speak out. Or the oligarchy wins.
@ATXJane @QueenOfEverything the Republican Party has been undermining government since the 1970s to create the rationale for privatization. It’s a reward to their monied masters, effectiveness, financial savings are not then end goals. It’s a transfer of wealth and the commons (American resources) as quid pro quo for campaign and personal finances. Even for judges:
@CanisPundit In this community, I think there's an awareness. Beyond that, I don't believe that it's broadly understood how much effort and $ have been spent to degrade folks' opinion of the government for decades. See also: Powell Memo.
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@Ironworker229 thanks, I’ve posted about the Powell memo numerous times here (one of my recurring topics).
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I know... the automatic association is Private=Better Service
That's why it should be spelled out clearly:
Private Profitization = Cost More Money, Less Service