In pandemics, we are all socialists

“You can look at it as socialized medicine, but in the face of an outbreak, a pandemic, what’s your options?” asked Rep. Ted Yoho, a right-wing Republican from Florida, who has spent his political career trying to destroy the Affordable Care Act.

Yoho was asked about the possibility of free testing as coronavirus rapidly spreads across the United States, threatening to overwhelm the beleaguered healthcare system. The congressman seemed to, at last, be conceding a point the very people he hated so much have been making for his entire life: it’s better to have a stronger social safety net than a weak one. MORE

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