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Jonathan V. Last

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2407 total appearances

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The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

But what it does do is cut government spending because a lot of people just lose their access to Medicaid and then that's how the government saves money. That is literally what it does. But they're going to claim that, well, we're just making, you know, 25 year olds get off the couch and stop playing video games. But that is absolutely not what these requirements do.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

But what it does do is cut government spending because a lot of people just lose their access to Medicaid and then that's how the government saves money. That is literally what it does. But they're going to claim that, well, we're just making, you know, 25 year olds get off the couch and stop playing video games. But that is absolutely not what these requirements do.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Any other thoughts on the health care cuts? And there's some marketplace cuts, you know, some of the various ACA plans. But I mean, it's not just Medicaid folks that are going to be hurt.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Any other thoughts on the health care cuts? And there's some marketplace cuts, you know, some of the various ACA plans. But I mean, it's not just Medicaid folks that are going to be hurt.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Any other thoughts on the health care cuts? And there's some marketplace cuts, you know, some of the various ACA plans. But I mean, it's not just Medicaid folks that are going to be hurt.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Right. No, they just they literally just threw that in the last minute. I mean, it's happened so fast. We don't even have analysis of the effects of how many people are going to lose their insurance and how much the deficit is going to spike. And they just don't care. I mean, they're just they're literally just rushing it through so fast because in a sense, they don't even want to know.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Right. No, they just they literally just threw that in the last minute. I mean, it's happened so fast. We don't even have analysis of the effects of how many people are going to lose their insurance and how much the deficit is going to spike. And they just don't care. I mean, they're just they're literally just rushing it through so fast because in a sense, they don't even want to know.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Right. No, they just they literally just threw that in the last minute. I mean, it's happened so fast. We don't even have analysis of the effects of how many people are going to lose their insurance and how much the deficit is going to spike. And they just don't care. I mean, they're just they're literally just rushing it through so fast because in a sense, they don't even want to know.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

The lack of caring is pretty striking. I'm going to do a separate. I haven't finished it because I have to watch it in small doses because it just I'm concerned I'm going to stroke out. And I have a young child who needs her who needs her papa. But I was watching Ross Douthat interviewed J.D. Vance.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

The lack of caring is pretty striking. I'm going to do a separate. I haven't finished it because I have to watch it in small doses because it just I'm concerned I'm going to stroke out. And I have a young child who needs her who needs her papa. But I was watching Ross Douthat interviewed J.D. Vance.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

The lack of caring is pretty striking. I'm going to do a separate. I haven't finished it because I have to watch it in small doses because it just I'm concerned I'm going to stroke out. And I have a young child who needs her who needs her papa. But I was watching Ross Douthat interviewed J.D. Vance.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Oh, yeah.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Oh, yeah.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

Oh, yeah.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

And it's in Rome. So J.D. had just met with the Pope. Right. So you think if there was ever a moment for the humanity and the caring of your fellow man to be overwhelming your political instincts, it might have been in that hour right after you'd met the Pope. Not the case for J.D. Vance. And they start talking about the migration issues and the immigration issues.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

And it's in Rome. So J.D. had just met with the Pope. Right. So you think if there was ever a moment for the humanity and the caring of your fellow man to be overwhelming your political instincts, it might have been in that hour right after you'd met the Pope. Not the case for J.D. Vance. And they start talking about the migration issues and the immigration issues.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

And it's in Rome. So J.D. had just met with the Pope. Right. So you think if there was ever a moment for the humanity and the caring of your fellow man to be overwhelming your political instincts, it might have been in that hour right after you'd met the Pope. Not the case for J.D. Vance. And they start talking about the migration issues and the immigration issues.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

And truly the biggest takeaway is just that he doesn't give a fuck. He just doesn't care about these people at all.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

And truly the biggest takeaway is just that he doesn't give a fuck. He just doesn't care about these people at all.

The Bulwark Podcast
S2 Ep1048: Jonathan Chait: House GOP Doesn't Care How Bad the Bill Is

And truly the biggest takeaway is just that he doesn't give a fuck. He just doesn't care about these people at all.