Congressman Shows Townhall He Doesn't Know How Insurance Works

A GOP CONGRESSMAN AND WAS HAVING A TOWN HALL MEETING, WHERE HE WAS
DISCUSSING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND WHAT HE WOULD LIKE TO STRIP
AWAY FROM IT, THIS IS IN IOWA, AND IN CASE YOU WANTED A
LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT MATERNITY CARE,
AND THE AUDIENCE REACTION, TAKE A QUICK LOOK.
SUCH AS A 62-YEAR-OLD
MALE HAVING TO HAVE PREGNANCY INSURANCE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT, HE WAS COMPLAINING
ABOUT THE FACT THAT MEN ALSO HAVE TO GET INTO THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THINGS LIKE MATERNITY CARE.
I LOVE THE WAY THE CONSTITUENTS THERE REACTED TO IT,
BECAUSE ON THE SURFACE, FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
THE NUANCE OF HEALTHCARE, YET IT SOUNDS OUTRAGEOUS, WHY
WOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR MATERNITY CARE IF I AM A DUDE?
BUT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM DOESN'T JUST LET YOU PICK AND
CHOOSE SPECIFIC THINGS YOU WANT TO CARE ñ PAY FOR YOURSELF.
IT IS PAYING INTO A SYSTEM THAT MAKES HEALTHCARE A LITTLE
MORE AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE.
SO, REPUBLICANS ARE BOTH INDIFFERENT TO YOUR
PROBLEMS, YOUR PRIVACY IS YOUR PROBLEM NOT MY PROBLEM, I
DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT.
BUT WE KIND OF NEED TO DO IT TOGETHER, TO HAVE KIDS,
THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
I DON'T CARE, I DON'T CARE.
2ND PART OF IT IS, THEY ARE NOT THAT BRIGHT, SLATS WHY PAUL RYAN
TO THAT PRESS CONFERENCE WHERE HE'S LIKE, UNDER OBAMACARE THE
HEALTHY PAY FOR THE SICK IN THE INSURANCE SYSTEM.
YEAH, THAT'S HOW ALL OF INSURANCE WORKS, SO IF YOU
DIDN'T HAVE THE HEALTHY GOING INTO THE INSURANCE SYSTEM,
THEN THE SICK COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
YOU PAY THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE, AND HOPEFULLY FOR A LOT OF
IT YOU ARE HEALTHY, AND THEN YOU GET IT WHEN YOU NEED IT.
BUT THEY ARE SO STUPID, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND ALSO, NEW DATA SHOWS THAT THE LEGISLATIVE PEOPLE
PEOPLE LIVING IN KENTUCKY IS AT AN ALL-TIME LOW, IN MODERN
TIMES OBVIOUSLY.
PART OF THE REASON WHY IS THAT THERE IS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
THERE AS WELL, AND THE ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FOR SOME, BUT
THERE ARE A BUNCH OF FACTORS PLAYING INTO THAT.
THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ñ AGAIN, I'M A HEALTHY PERSON LIVING IN
CALIFORNIA, WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE?
IT'S NOT FAIR TO ME, BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS THOUGH.
YOU DON'T PICK AND CHOOSE.
IT'S TOTALLY UNFAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR CANCER PATIENTS, WHY
AM I PAYING FOR CANCER PATIENTS WHEN I DON'T HAVE CANCER?
THAT'S NOT HOW INSURANCE WORKS!
THERE WAS A RESPONSE FROM A 63-YEAR-OLD
AND WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT, LET'S GO TO GRAPHIC 12.
"WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A BRIDGE I DON'T CROSS, OR A SIDEWALK
I DON'T WALK ON, LIBRARY BOOK I DON'T READ?
WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A FLOWER I WON'T SMELL, PART ñ
A PART I WON'T VISIT, OR A CAN APPRECIATE?
WHY SHOULD I PAY THE SALARIES OF POLITICIANS I DIDN'T VOTE FOR, A
TAX CUT THAT DOESN'T AFFECT ME, OR A LOOPHOLE THAT I CAN TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF?"
THAT GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE REACTION.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THE SYSTEM THAT WE PAY FOR THAT
WE DON'T BENEFIT FOR, BUT THE REASON WHY WE PAY FOR IT
AND THE REASON WHY OUR TAX MONEY GOES TOWARDS IT IS THAT WE
ARE SUPPOSED TO LIVE IN A CIVIL SOCIETY, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO
TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
I KNOW IT IS A WEIRD THOUGHT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO
INDIVIDUAL RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN'T BUILD SOME THINGS AND LESS YOU POOL YOUR MONEY
TOGETHER, SO IN ORDER FOR YOU TO HAVE A SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF YOUR
HOUSE, YOU HAVE TO HELP PAY FOR SIDEWALKS ALL ACROSS THE CITY.
WE HAVE TO BUILD ROADS AND SO THAT WE CAN ALL TRAVEL ON
THE ROADS, AND BRIDGES AND SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS, ETC.
BUT THE REPUBLICANS JUST GO, I JUST WANT MINE, AND IF IT
DOESN'T AFFECT ME, YOUR PROBLEM, NOT MINE.
BUT THAT'S NOT HOW YOU BUILD A CIVILIZED SOCIETY.
AND IT WILL AFFECT YOU.
IF YOU HOARD ALL YOUR MONEY TO YOURSELF, AND SOCIETY IS
CRUMBLING AROUND YOU, DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THAT COUNTRY?
UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE ALREADY LIVING IN THE COUNTRY, BUT
IF THINGS GOT EVEN WORSE, WHEN PEOPLE ENJOY THAT?
YOU CAN ONLY BUILD SO MANY MOTES AROUND YOUR ESTATE.
AND BY THE WAY, SAME THING WITH EDUCATION, PROPERTY TAXES GO
TOWARD FUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION, LOCALLY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN HAVE KIDS, SO WHY SHOULD THEY
HAVE TO PAY FOR EDUCATION?
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY FULL OF IDIOTS,
THAT'S WHY.
YOU WANT INNOVATION, YOU WANT YOUR COUNTRY TO COMPETE IN
A GLOBAL ECONOMY; YOU WANT TO BE A PATRIOT, AND FOR SOME
REASON WE HAVE LOST THAT IDENTITY.
AND IT WINDS UP COMING TO HELP YOU ANYWAY, BECAUSE IF YOU
HAVE GOOD SCHOOLS, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE KIDS, PROPERTY
VALUES RISE, THEN YOUR HOUSE IS WORTH MORE.
HEY LOOK AT THAT, YOU DID THE RIGHT THING AND IT TURNED
OUT TO BE A GOOD THING.
WHEN YOU PAY FOR A KIDS EDUCATION, THEY WIND UP
BEING SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PEOPLE, THEY CREATE MORE
JOBS AND THE ECONOMY IS BETTER, AND YOU ARE BETTER OFF.
THAT'S WHY WE WORK TOGETHER.
IF YOU WANT A LIBERTARIAN PARADISE, I GOT ONE FOR
YOU: GO TO SOMALIA, THEY GOT ALMOST NO LAWS THERE.
HOW'S THAT WORKING OUT?

Congressman Shows Townhall He Doesn't Know How Insurance Works

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