Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, is 75 years old. He is out of touch with the great majority of the American people, having lived a life of privilege in politics for most of his life. He also has the best healthcare taxpayer money can buy, but he doesn’t want the people of Kentucky or the rest of the United States to have the same right.

America continues to be the only nation in the developed world which does not have free healthcare for every citizen.

The bill coming out of the senate will refuse healthcare to millions of Americans. The senate’s version is reported to be similar to the House bill which passed by a single vote; not one Democrat voted for it, and this is likely to happen in the senate.

Trumpcare will force millions of Americans to live without healthcare. Under Obamacare, 131 million Americans with preexisting were able to receive healthcare. Under the definitions of Trumpcare that number of 131 million will grow, but their ability to have adequate healthcare will be a much greater challenge. Among other conditions which will now be considered ‘preexisting’ are pregnancy and mental disabilities.

Today ADAPT, the national disability rights group, staged a “Die In” in the offices of McConnell. Naturally he refused to speak to them; he would rather that they actually simply go away and die.

What he did do was to have them physically removed; many were in wheelchairs or wearing medical devices. They were there to demand answers pertaining to the undefined ‘preexisting condition section.’

According to the House version, some states may opt out of offering any insurance for certain preexisting conditions, while others will drastically increase premiums.

The truth, my friends, is that McConnell and his cronies don’t care what you want. Trumpcare has a 17 percent approval rating and has been denounced by every medical organization in the nation, but fuhrer Trump ordered them to pass the bill and they blindly obey.

Not a single male Republican represents the American people. Only Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski have voiced their opposition to the contents of Trumpcare.

America will not survive four years of a Trump regime. In five months he has accomplished nothing with the exception of destroying much of what was good for the majority, and replaced them with offers of tax cuts for himself and 584 other billionaires, including several members of his cabinet.

If you voted for him and will suffer from his actions, I can’t say that I feel sorry for you. If you live in a ‘red’ state, I ask why?

Please re-post; thank you.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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