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OK, folks, where’s the money for this new health bill?

Aubrey Pratt, 5, at a rally with U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., with doctors, nurses, health care workers and patients at a rally against the GOP health care bill Monday in Torrance, Calif.
Aubrey Pratt, 5, at a rally with U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., with doctors, nurses, health care workers and patients at a rally against the GOP health care bill Monday in Torrance, Calif. Reed Saxon AP

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it was realized that it would take money to help many people afford health insurance. So, a tax on the richest Americans was part of the act. The money helped millions get health insurance.

Now the bills being debated pretend that money is not needed to help those less fortunate. They think the money will come from the great somewhere. Does this make sense?

David Haines

Longboat Key

This story was originally published July 5, 2017 at 1:52 PM with the headline "OK, folks, where’s the money for this new health bill?."

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