Americans Vote: Care Act

americans vote: Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Why some Americans vote against their own health care interests 12/14/16 02 57 PM By Steve Benen A couple of weeks ago, we talked about those Americans who like and rely on the Affordable Care Act, but who nevertheless voted for Donald Trump who vowed to scrap the Affordable Care Act, according to MSNBC. To get a better sense of these voters motivations, Vox Sarah Kliff and Byrd Pinkerton traveled last week to Corbin, Kentucky, where Obamacare has had great success in lowering the uninsured rate, but where the clear majority of local voters backed Trump. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty A man holds a sign directing people to an insurance company where they can sign up for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare in Miami, Fla in 2015. The question was straightforward Why would people vote for a presidential candidate who campaigned on taking away their health insurance Vox reports on this are well worth your time, but there was one exchange that stood out for me between Kliff and a local woman named Debbie Mills, a 53-year-old woman whose husband has a serious medical condition. Do you think if the ACA does go away, you ll regret your vote in any way Thinking, I voted for this person who took away my health insurance. Mills, who cast her ballot for Trump, explained that it been great to have health insurance, because I couldn t imagine what it would be like to not have it. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.