Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Trumpcare's national numbers are horrifying. The state numbers bring the horror home.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/26/1675313/-Trumpcare-s-national-numbers-are-horrifying-The-state-numbers-bring-the-horror-home
"The numbers of people who would be harmed by Trumpcare at the national level are horrifying—so horrifying that it can be hard to wrap your mind around them. But the state numbers can be a little more manageable, and feel closer to home, literally, and that’s where local news can have a major impact. The New York Times has rounded up local reporting on Trumpcare, and while it’s powerful to hear the director of Delaware’s Division of Public health saying that “The bills under consideration by Congress are simply inhumane … people will die,” the by-the-numbers reporting may bring it home the most directly: This could affect you, too."