Barbara Kahl@DRKAHL4CONGRESS
The incumbent correctly notes the healthcare system is expensive and leaves people exposed.
The solution she offers is pure expansion: more federal spending, Medicare for All, universal coverage. That addresses the symptom while ignoring the drivers: hospital and insurer consolidation that has jacked prices far above inflation, administrative bloat, and limited competition.
Government can’t just keep writing bigger checks when the underlying cost structure is broken. That’s not reform; it’s a bigger bandaid paid for by taxpayers. Who benefits when costs rise and Medicare continues to pay excessive prices? Its not taxpayers!
Funny timing. The DNC is living the exact same principle right now. As of the latest FEC numbers, it has more debt than cash on hand (~$18.5 million debt versus $16.3 million cash), put its headquarters up as collateral for a $15 million loan, and has reportedly asked vendors to hold their bills until after the midterms. Meanwhile the RNC sits on over $128 million with zero debt. Spend more, control less, then wonder why the books don’t balance.
Coverage expansion without cost discipline doesn’t fix healthcare any more than unlimited spending without revenue discipline fixed the DNC’s balance sheet.
I'm in the medical field and understand directly the impact of programs like Medicare for all--without restraint. It fixes nothing, and taxes keep rising. Fiscal accountability is lacking.
Vote Barbara Kahl in November. Enough is Enough! @osmngld @Oregon_GOP
