To the editor:
Van Jones of CNN recently said that the Democrats should allow the Republican plan to proceed because people are probably not recognizing the disastrous financial consequences they will face until that happens.
On the face of it, that may appear sound, but the political consequences of doing that would not be understood and would instead appear as if Democrats are not standing up for people. But an unlikely savior has appeared in the form of Marjorie Taylor Greene! Who knew?
As if she is the little boy that points out that the King has no clothes, Greene recognizes that because of the Republican plan, health insurance for her children will DOUBLE (her emphasis), which she correctly recognizes is unacceptable for her as well as for her constituents. She calls out her Republican colleagues for not recognizing this and addressing it.
While Trump is allowed to do as he pleases without being reined in by Republicans or the Supreme Court, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
If you have not been paying attention, you should look into Project 2025. (Medicaid was just the beginning with Medicare and social security next). So you don’t have to guess; it is all there and more in black and white.
I cannot believe I am writing this, but thank you congresswoman Greene!
Frank Gunsberg
Great Barrington
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