Are GOP policies making small town life worse?
For more than a week, my inbox has been full of fundraising emails asking me to “stand with small towns.” They come from the National Republican Congressional Committee, who are looking to capitalize on the backlash to country singer Jason Aldean’s music video for “Try That in a Small Town.” The song is full ofIt's hardly surprising that Republicans want to use this chance to look like they’re standing up for their rural, small-town base.
Republican refusal to accept the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act is the primary reason we have more uninsured people than any other state in the country., rural Texans make up a disproportionate number of uninsured folks. This means their hospitals have lower rates of reimbursement, and it’s led to a slew of closings all across the state.
And on that note, school vouchers. The legislative session this year was a battlefield on the school voucher question. Governor Greg Abbott personally went on a tour throughout the state speaking to the importance of “school choice,” by which he means that taxpayers should front the tuition costs for mostly religious private schools.
Lastly, let’s look at the war on wind. When Winter Storm Uri sent the state into prolonged blackouts, Texas Republicans were quick to blame solar and wind for the failure rather than oil and gas. While the growth of wind power in Texas was formerly a point of pride even for conservatives, now it’s been drafted into the endless culture wars.
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