'Republicans use 'socialism' to denigrate policies that help working Americans, regardless of their relationship to actual socialism,' writes latimesopinion columnist Michael Hiltzik
Rep. Elise Stefanik exults upon her election as House GOP Conference Chair in May, replacing Rep. Liz Cheney , who went against Republican orthodoxy in the 2020 election.
The cry of socialism has been patented by the powerful interests that desire to put a damper on progressive legislation....for over a quarter century.Stefanik's remark was particularly incoherent in part because of the history of Republican opinion on Medicare and Medicaid: Almost universally, they derided the programs as "socialism."
Perhaps she meant the public option, a government-sponsored program to compete with private insurance. The public option was rejected during the debate preceding enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, though it has lately gained new attention. But Stefanik didn't need to be that specific; her goal was to place the term "socialism" out there.
That includes the ACA, which dictates that all Americans must carry a form of health insurance and subsidizes their purchase by the working and middle class, but relies on private insurers to provide the coverage. In Medicaid and Medicare, the government sets the prices for procedures and services, but leaves it up to doctors and hospitals to decide whether to join.
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