Alfredo Ortiz of the Job Creators Network writes in The Hill about the stark policy differences between the Republican and Democratic parties going into the 2018 midterm elections:
Has the difference between Republicans and Democrats ever been as stark as it is today? The two parties are fundamentally opposed on almost every major public policy issue, including taxes, health care, and the very economic system of the country. Voters face a big choice this election.
On health care, Republicans want to continue the deregulatory momentum that has allowed the creation of cheaper and more attractive association style health plans. For instance, extended short term plans offer individuals “meat and potatoes” health care coverage while costing up to 80 percent less than their ObamaCare alternatives.
Meanwhile, Democrats are throwing their lot in with a socialized Medicare for all BernieCare system that is expected to cost $32 trillion financed by massive tax hikes on everyone. This would unfairly take the health system that seniors have paid into their entire professional lives and suddenly make it available to everyone. Who do you think will be at the back of the line for health care in such a rationed system that does not prioritize seniors? Think you will be able to pay to get out of line? Think again. According to the legislative text of the Medicare for All Act, cosponsored by a majority of House Democrats, “No institution may be a participating provider unless it is a public or not for profit institution.”
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