Not working in our interests
Please correct me if I am wrong, but after Obamacare became the law of the land, all the Republicans in Congress could do was spout about how bad it was and that their plan was better.
We heard nearly eight years of this. Once the plan was law, I thought our elected officials were obligated to work together to fix it and give their constituents what we said we wanted – a health care plan for all Americans.
Now, it should be pretty clear that Republicans had no plan. They waved the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) flag at every opportunity about Obamacare, but now the CBO is wrong. Since the Republicans wouldn’t work with the Democrats to fix Obamacare, turnabout is fair play.
Meanwhile, millions of voting Americans are hanging on a limb, wondering what will happen in Washington, D.C. We can pretty much be sure that our best interests won’t mean a thing.
My understanding of how a democracy functions is that, after an election, both sides get together and govern. It’s pretty clear that no longer happens. Congressmen like Tim Murphy and senators like Tom Cotton from Arkansas are more concerned about re-election than doing what the people who elected them expect them to do.
It just amazes me that the richest country in the world now calls a program funded by taxes paid by working people an entitlement program, that everyday millions of American children don’t eat three meals a day, and sick and dying Americans have to decide whether to pay for health care or food. But the truly entitled are the ones we elect.
Maybe we the people should finally get together and put term limits on the ballot in every state. It can be easily done.
Ralph E. George
Washington