A Thom Tillis staffer told a a 3-time cancer survivor that buying health insurance is the same as buying a dress shirt.
The woman, Bev Veals, asked him to imagine his parents in her and her husband’s situation.
He told her his parents would “gladly die.” m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f…
The woman, Bev Veals, asked him to imagine his parents in her and her husband’s situation.
He told her his parents would “gladly die.” m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f…
This whole exchange is pretty informative, because the reality is this is the GOP position on health care: If you can’t afford it, you shouldn’t get it.
It really is just like a dress shirt to them. And some staffer got in trouble for telling the truth.
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f…
It really is just like a dress shirt to them. And some staffer got in trouble for telling the truth.
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f…
Tillis hasn’t apologized to Bev, though they’ve apparently “reprimanded” the staffer.
Bev’s husband theorized that Tillis hasn’t apologized because he doesn’t have an answer for what they should do. His position was accurately described by the staffer.
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f…
Bev’s husband theorized that Tillis hasn’t apologized because he doesn’t have an answer for what they should do. His position was accurately described by the staffer.
m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f…
The Veals went through medical bankruptcy in their late-40s over one of Bev’s cancer treatments.
The idea that buying health care should be treated like buying a dress shirt is patently absurd, and yet it’s not just the GOP position; it’s the reality for many Americans.
The idea that buying health care should be treated like buying a dress shirt is patently absurd, and yet it’s not just the GOP position; it’s the reality for many Americans.
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