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[–] Michal@programming.dev 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

To be fair it's not hypocritical to use service you're entitled to and still be against it. After all, you paid for it with your taxes.

[–] Tyler@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

But voting against it to remove its benefit to others is the hypocrisy. For instance, a cousin of mine was on her parents' insurance until the cutoff of 26 because of Obamacare and was all about getting rid of it. I would point out how she was only insured because of it (this was before her being 26 and booted off) and asked her what her next plan for being insured would be. Of course she didn't think that far ahead and just said she would be 26 by the time anything changed so it wouldn't matter.

The party of grifters is aptly put.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

That's a straw man here. The ACA didn't require individuals to buy insurance. They're getting it because they value it, not because their money was already taken.