Predictably, Democrats have made Inexpensive Care Act subsidies a crimson line within the GOP’s authorities shutdown battle. However they appear to have at the least one sudden ally: MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
In a prolonged submit on X, Greene lays out her case for preserving ACA subsidies whereas, uh, railing in opposition to the ACA itself.
She begins:
I used to be not in Congress when all this Obamacare, “Affordable Care Act” bullshit began. I bought right here in 2021. As a matter of truth, the ACA made medical health insurance UNAFFORDABLE for my household after it was handed, with skyrocketing premiums increased than our home cost.
Let’s simply say as properly as doable, I’m not a fan.
The one approach the ACA might have made her household’s well being care dearer could be in the event that they have been on a type of junk insurance coverage that the ACA outlawed—plans that bamboozled folks into pondering they’d protection till they really wanted it.
She continues:
However I’m going to go in opposition to everybody on this difficulty as a result of when the tax credit expire this 12 months my very own grownup kids’s insurance coverage premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, together with all of the fantastic households and hard-working folks in my district.
Conservatives are at all times the primary to desert their “principles” when actuality hits dwelling. Greene’s family depends upon authorities subsidies, so she’s all of a sudden a defender of the ACA’s tax credit.
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
To be honest, she’s not unsuitable about who advantages: loads of lower-income People who voted for President Donald Trump depend on those self same subsidies. Trump might have gained poor People, however his occasion—as at all times—governs for the rich.
Greene is likely to be the one Republican taking note of her base, if solely as a result of her personal youngsters are impacted.
She then says:
No I’m not towing the occasion line on this, or taking part in loyalty video games. I’m a Republican and gained’t vote for illegals to have any tax payer funded healthcare or advantages.
I’m AMERICA ONLY!!!
I’m carving my very own lane.
Even whereas “carving her own lane,” Greene can’t assist however remind everybody that she’s nonetheless a superb, hateful Republican—as a result of what’s a submit with out a little immigrant-bashing? I’m stunned she didn’t throw in a dig at trans youngsters whereas she was at it.
Subsequent, she writes:
And I’m completely disgusted that medical health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credit expire this 12 months.
Additionally, I believe medical health insurance and all insurance coverage is a rip-off, simply be clear!
She’s free to skip insurance coverage solely, in fact. Possibly subsequent time she or her youngsters get sick, she will be able to take a look at that “scam” concept herself. Or perhaps she prefers these spiritual well being cost-sharing ministries—those which are really scams, however for Jesus.
She continues:
Not a single Republican in management talked to us about this or has given us a plan to assist People take care of their medical health insurance premiums DOUBLING!!!
Hey now, Trump has a “concept of a plan.”
Greene then dedicates a whole paragraph to railing in opposition to U.S. help to Israel and Ukraine, earlier than including:
All our nation does is fund international nations and international wars, and by no means does something to assist the American folks!!!
It’s completely shameful, disgusting, and traitorous, that our legal guidelines and insurance policies screw the American folks a lot that the federal government is shut down proper now combating over fundamental points like this.
That one’s really true, although the issue is Republicans who’re actually combating to screw folks over.
Lastly, she concludes:
Once more, NO FUNDING FOR ILLEGALS AND ANY BENEFITS FOR THEM, BUT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ABSOLUTELY INSANE COST OF INSURANCE FOR AMERICANS.
You don’t HATE your authorities sufficient.
Oh, I hate this authorities loads. But when Greene desires to hitch the common well being care bandwagon, then perhaps I’ll hate it rather less.
Finally, Greene’s sudden concern for well being care prices gained’t spark a Republican revolution on the ACA, nevertheless it does reveal the occasion’s central contradiction: They detest authorities proper up till they want it.
And for all her bluster, even Greene can’t escape that fact.
