Earlier than this time of the month was hijacked by the secular progressives as “the vacations” in deference to everybody – besides those who’ve an actual purpose for the season – it was referred to as Christmas.
Related to Christmas, together with sentiments on playing cards we as soon as despatched to family and friends earlier than the postage charges and price of playing cards grew to become too costly for a lot of, had been the phrases from Scripture in regards to the night time the Savior was born: “Peace on Earth, goodwill to Males.”
The response by radicals to 2 occasions in New York Metropolis once more demonstrates how far we’re from attaining peace of the social type, a lot much less goodwill of the political type.
Following the acquittal of Daniel Penny, discovered not responsible by an NYC jury within the chokehold loss of life of Jordan Neely, (a person on New York Metropolis’s casual “High 50 Checklist” of homeless folks thought-about to be probably the most in want of help and remedy), members of Black Lives Matter threatened Penny contained in the courtroom and afterward the road in entrance of media and protesters. Walter “Hawk” Newsome, a BLM chief, even referred to as for “Black vigilantes,” suggesting Black folks ought to homicide white folks in revenge. One other BLM protester falsely claimed the Penny jury was composed fully of white folks. It included Blacks, Hispanics and whites.
However why let details get in the way in which of a well-known narrative promoted by what New York Put up columnist Adam Coleman has referred to as the “Civil Rights Industrial Advanced.”
The second instance of this persevering with insanity got here after the homicide of United Well being Care CEO Brian Thompson by a person allegedly indignant at medical insurance corporations. On social media, many steered it will be a good suggestion for folks to kill different medical insurance CEOs. In actual fact, a few of the issues with medical insurance could be attributed to Obamacare, (aka The Inexpensive Care Act).
Whereas there could be no justification for what seems to have been the pre-meditated homicide of Thompson, some details about medical insurance, its prices, and the explanations for denial of some claims could be traced to the involvement of presidency, which has a historical past of driving up costs every time it inserts itself into the personal sector.
A report by the Home Committee on Training and the WorkForce proves this level:
1. Obamacare has elevated the price of well being care and medical insurance. The ACA’s federal mandates and spending, together with Medicaid growth and sponsored particular person plans, have drastically elevated the price of well being care and medical insurance.
2. Obamacare will increase Individuals’ reliance on the federal authorities … Democrats try to … enhance staff’ reliance on the federal authorities by transferring them to alternate plans with larger deductibles, decrease actuarial worth, and narrower networks.
3. On a per particular person foundation, Obamacare is way costlier than anticipated for taxpayers. Employer-sponsored insurance coverage gives higher protection and a greater cut price for taxpayers in comparison with government-run well being care applications.
4. Obamacare’s “growth” is due largely to improper Medicaid enrollments. In 2020, improper Medicaid funds totaled $86 billion, a rise of 21.4 p.c. Most of those improper funds had been as a result of eligibility errors. In line with Dr. Brian Blase, the president of Paragon Well being Institute, wherever from 2.3 million to three.3. million persons are on Medicaid who don’t really qualify.
Maybe probably the most laughable remark after Penny’s acquittal got here from the all the time dependable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who mentioned subway riders must be afraid of Penny as a result of in her view he has not expressed regret over Neely’s loss of life.
If fault is to be assigned it ought to go to the voters who elected New York Metropolis District Legal professional Alvin Bragg (D), the prosecutor on this weak case, and to New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D), who refuses to take away the progressive Bragg from workplace.
It’s to be hoped that these newest incidents and the response to them by radicals will diminish the eye the media give to race-hustlers and anti-capitalists. That may contribute to extra peace in America and goodwill amongst us.
Readers could e mail Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com. Search for Cal Thomas’ newest e book “A Watchman within the Night time: What I’ve Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America” (HumanixBooks).
