Republican solution to affordability crisis announced: Americans should “earn more”
Following along with real estate fraud and grifter nonpariel, Donald Trump’s “affordability is a hoax,”
Ohio Senator Jon Husted took to national TV to explain the GOP’s plan to solve the affordability crisis: when prices go up, Americans should earn more. That’s it: the magic wand of modern conservative governance. Oh, don’t forget these are the same folks holding the minimum wage down below Scrooge-like levels.
“Look, there are three ways to make things more affordable: Earn more, keep more of what you earn, and drive down prices,” Husted said, “and that’s exactly what we’re doing in Congress.”
The comments came after Husted cast a vote to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies for the ninth time in the U.S. Senate. The expiration of those subsidies as part of Trump’s budget bill will result in insurance premiums increasing for Americans by 100%-150%. ACA subsidies help 583,000 Ohioans afford health insurance.
“After casting the deciding vote to deliver the largest billionaire tax break in the history of our country, Jon Husted’s suggestion to Ohioans who are struggling to get by is to earn more money,” said former Ohio Senator and Democratic candidate, Sherrod Brown.
On Fox Business, Husted offered up three ways to beat high costs: earn more, keep more of what you earn, and somehow also drive down prices, a trifecta of wishful thinking that only serves to raise eyebrows and lower credibility. Meanwhile, Husted has repeatedly voted against expanding health care subsidies that actually do help people afford health care in the real world.
"Keep more of what you earn" is a promise to reduce taxes.
"Earn more" = "It's your fault for being poor."