Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) on Tuesday said the public will “take every dime they can” from government programs like health care.
Asked by a reporter how public perception of the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare is affecting the Senate’s deliberations, Hatch said “the public wants every dime they can be given.”
“Let’s face it, once you get them on the dole, they’ll take every dime they can,” Hatch said, as quoted by CNN. “We’ve got to find some way of getting things under control or this country and your future is going to be gone.”
As he left a meeting on Tuesday where Republican lawmakers began drafting their own legislation, Hatch made similar remarks signaling that the Senate may pursue deep cuts to Medicaid.
“We’ve got to get it under control. Right now it’s out of control,” Hatch said of Medicaid’s budget. “It’s going to be really out of control if we don’t do something.”
It’s like the dickish Olympics!
Medicaid is “the dole”. And, you know, those people would rather advantage of the government than work. Nothing racist here, move along, move along.
I’m reminded of the scene from Coriolanus where the protagonist loses his shit in the middle of a senate race and starts publicly ranting about how much he hates the people who could be voting for him.
What an ugly, ugly man! YOUR name is Avarice, you dick!
More of the out of control…implode talking points…