Hey, don’t take my word for it. Alexandra Petri at the WaPo op-ed page helps us put this all in perspective.
Give the Senate health-care bill a chance. It gives vital succor to so many!
Frankly, I think we are being unfair to the Senate version of the health-care bill. Too much time has already been spent on all the problems it creates — for the indigent, the pregnant, the elderly, those who depend on Medicaid. But what about the problems it solves?
Indeed, we must think of all the problems the ACA caused, and that this bill will solve. For example:
Think of the families teetering at the steep pinnacle of the income distribution, wondering whether their finances will stretch to cover a lifesaving surgery for their purebred dressage horse. Thanks to the tax breaks this bill offers, they can rest assured that Dick Whittington Lord Mare Of London will get a replacement knee and continue to dance merrily over the course.
This is not just a tax break for the wealthy. It may well be the difference between life and death for countless sports cars and golf tourneys across America. Before, their money was wasted on dialysis for strangers who might possibly not even understand the finer points of badminton. Now that money is being restored, and it will go where it is most needed.
By Jove, she’s right! I never thought of the sports cars, or the dressage horses badly in need of dance-saving surgery. Won’t Someone Think Of The Sports Cars?????
A difference of a percentage point or three in the capital gains rate may not sound like much, but it can make a world of difference for a family struggling over whether they will be able to use “summer” as a verb this year.
I mean, right? It’s really too bad our librul media has failed to point out these important issues.
You really should read the whole thing. She goes on to help us remember the forgotten ones: the ones in the gated communities who may not be able to buy a new snow leopard carpet to replace the one with the wine stain. The people who must choose between “life-altering window treatment and a vacation to Nice.” The ones facing devastating fashion emergencies. And so many, many more.
I am going to go now and contemplate my vileness in having forgotten these long-suffering ones. You may join me, if you wish, in the comments.