Jersey Sore
by digby
Last night Forbes Magazine summed up our dilemma: because technically our first ad was inaccurate– we didn’t mention that Lance was still taking government-subsidized healthcare paid for by New Jersey taxpayers through the state plan instead of the far less costly federal congressional plan– we had to stop running it on WCTC, 1450AM in Somerset. “[T]he reason Rep. Lance turned down the federal benefits,” explains Forbes “is because he’s already getting a better policy at a much better deal from the State of New Jersey. As a retiree from the state senate, he qualified for a free Cadillac style health care plan the state provides for retirees and their families (he does have to pay co-pays but no premiums) for life.”
That would be one of the programs that have come under attack by conservative Governor Chris Christie in his battle with public employee unions over the unusually lucrative benefits paid to retiring public servants.
Oops. So much for sacrificing to make a point.
…What is important here is that Rep. Lance and his family are in great shape when it comes to their own health care thanks to the generosity of the taxpayers of New Jersey. As for the Americans who would be denied health coverage by Lance’s repeal vote– coverage that does not even begin to approach the quality of what the good Congressman is receiving for free– well, I guess that’s a personal problem for Americans that Rep. Lance cannot be bothered about.
So… our new ad (above) is ready to go and we’re getting it up on WCTC this week. And we’d like to get it on some other stations as well. Can you help us do that through our ActBlue page?