Based on all the news coverage I've seen recently, I think one of the best ways to sum up a number of the Republicans' latest "political stands" is this: F*#k the Poor.
Health care? We don't care if 30 million people don't have health insurance or are under-insured...we can afford ours just fine! If the poor can't afford health coverage or health care - too damn bad! They should just work harder! F*#k the poor! They're on their own!
Help keeping school costs down and trying to allow more people to have access to a good education without saddling them with debt for the rest of their lives? We don't want to do that! Our kids are getting their education just fine...they may not do anything with it, but they're getting it! Who cares if the poor or even the middle class can't afford to send their kids to school?
Not letting unemployment lapse? First of all, anyone who is unemployed is just not working hard enough. The jobs are out there! They just need to get one (or two, or three)! Then they'd be fine! Giving them unemployment benefits just makes them lazy and less likely to look for a job, right?
If anyone can give me an example of a recent political issue on which Republicans show some sort of capacity for caring for anyone not making at least $1,000,000, let me know. And no, lowering estate taxes and taxes on capital gains does not count.
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