Medicaid vs. The 1%

The American Health Care Act and the Better Care Reconciliation Act, the companion bills that are under the umbrella of "Trumpcare," basically pits tax cuts for the wealthy vs. Medicaid. On the one side, "Trumpcare" cuts taxes between $600 billion and $1 trillion, the majority of which goes to the top percentage of income earners in America. On the other side is $772 billion of cuts to Medicaid over the next ten years. It's almost a dollar for dollar match.

Why does this matter? 64% of nursing home users are using Medicaid. 49% of births use Medicaid. 20% of Americans, or about 60 million people, use Medicaid. The tax cut benefits largely go to 400 people.

Is this who we are now?