Donald Trump and the Republican Congress are busy trying to shred healthcare for the rest of us, but one Republican lawmaker is using Obamacare to get major surgery before he leaves office.
Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz has been outspoken about the Republican effort to kill the Affordable Care Act. He’s been salivating at doing so for years. He calls it a failed program that has done nothing but hurt the American people.
But while he’s busy trying to repeal the landmark healthcare law, he has no problem using it himself.
Earlier this month, Chaffetz announced that he would not seek re-election after his current term expires. However, he’s going to make sure he sucks as much healthcare out of American taxpayers as he can before he officially leaves.
Chaffetz posted a message to Facebook on Wednesday night informing his constituents that he will be getting major surgery on his foot and will be taking the next 3-4 weeks off
Chaffetz seriously expects us to understand and give a damn about his situation. The problem is that he lacks sympathy and empathy when it comes to ordinary Americans who can’t afford such surgeries and the amount of recovery time required.
And if Republicans succeed at killing the Affordable Care Act, Americans will be at serious risk of not having health insurance to cover such medical procedures.
Chaffetz, on the other hand, is using his gold level health insurance under the Affordable Care Act to cover his surgery. So he is literally using the Affordable Care Act to make sure his healthcare needs are met, and after he has no further use for it he’ll vote to kill the law for everyone else.
Americans were not happy about this hypocrisy, so they stormed Chaffetz’s Twitter page and hammered him for it.
@jasoninthehouse And you’re going to use this as a teachable moment as to why coverage for pre-existing conditions and paid health leave is important, yes?
— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) April 27, 2017
@jasoninthehouse So what you MEAN to say is: “Even though I’ve screwed America’s democracy for years, y’all are paying for my surgery. Thanks, suckers!”
— 🛡 Dustin Miller (@spdustin) April 27, 2017
@spdustin @jasoninthehouse To remove screws. Which is a pre existing condition. How ironic when he takes away our ability to do the same.
— Benedict Trump (@antitrumpactive) April 27, 2017
@antitrumpactive @jasoninthehouse I guess @jasoninthehouse is the lucky one. He gets to be un-screwed by healthcare. https://t.co/JeRYwRZifz
— 🛡 Dustin Miller (@spdustin) April 27, 2017
@antitrumpactive @nativepuma @flyaway47 @spdustin @jasoninthehouse Step aside. I’ve found a nurse with real skill, experience, and a delightful bedside manner: pic.twitter.com/sxgnAkLWWH
— Kiba Inu (@Aryan_Shepherd) April 27, 2017
@Alli_Cloud @jasoninthehouse I bet they hold his job for him! He must just work harder than everyone else cause he gets this AND a cell phone!!!
— Zztaine (@feminit4equipar) April 27, 2017
@jasoninthehouse While you’re recovering think about ordinary Americans who will lose coverage for pre-existing conditions LIKE THIS. Was this a CHOICE?
— I’ll ride with you (@mrshellwinger) April 27, 2017
@jasoninthehouse You selling your iPhone to pay for this? Or are my tax dollars paying for your stupidity
— Jeremy M (@thismyshow) April 27, 2017
@jasoninthehouse Try doing that with no health insurance. At almost 60, I have NEVER gone without it. @GOP wants to price me out of the market. For shame.
— Katharine Orgain (@orgainkorgain) April 27, 2017
@jasoninthehouse Gee. Most of us would have to commute to work on crutches soon after surgery so we could keep our jobs.
— amy sacks (@amysacksnyc) April 27, 2017
And to sum it all up…
@jasoninthehouse pic.twitter.com/iyznsW2ruW
— Petworthian (@Petworthnewvie) April 27, 2017
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