Y'all know there were Republicans before 2017, right? ... 🤓 We have always been : The Anti Big Government, Pro people party. We still live there.

In the year 2000, my husband and I lived in Southern California. We went to the mall and saw for the first time a very large flatscreen TV. It was incredible. It was also $10,000. What has happened since then? Well, the government didn't decide that everyone had to right to high-tech media, and the government didn't inject cash subsidies into the television market. Technology advanced, production became cheaper... and now anyone can buy and enjoy that same TV for $250. I know, I know, that's a really small and silly example of market pressure and possibility-- but it is relatable across many sectors. Granted, some markets (like healthcare) absolutely do require regulatory oversight and last-resort safety nets for consumers-- but that is not the same as becoming entirely dependent upon Gov subsidies for sustainability. Seems to me that the ACA went beyond the consumer safety net, expanded access, last resort payer model-- and became the scaffolding underneath the system. The scaffolding is shoddy, folks; it was built poorly. Thats where we are. Healthcare needs an overhaul. Mark my words it's going one of two ways: It's either going full-blown socialized.... and you're not gonna like that outcome one bit. OR, it's going to become a Wall Street product, owned and operated by big corporations. (Or big "NGOs"). It's not too late for a correction. But I don't think folks are ready for the transition and return. Some consumer cash pay, less insurance dependency (catostrophic coverage models), insurance that functions like homeowners or auto. Broadening support for HSAs that roll over into long term life time savings accounts for illness and old age. Singapore is thriving on these concepts-- we have a blueprint and don't need to reinvent the wheel-- we can scale instead. So. Pick your treatment option: The ACA is literally on life-support. We need leaders are going to take up this challenge-- not bandage it, but operate on it STAT.

I've been banging the drum on healthcare for several years now trying to wake others up. I warned against the tide of concierge and the threat of docs leaving. Nothing feels worse than being unheard, and then being correct. At this point, the dam I warned would break... is broken. In my opinion, this is the number one issue facing the state and it will take brave, difficult, reform, not duct tape!!

Watch video. Republicans will be angry. Far far Lefties will swoon. Mids will mid. Diplomacy prevails, I'll say this: Sabina is a truly lovely person. I genuinely like her. She is warm and sweet and soft. No one can say that she does not wear her singular, keenly focused ideals openly. Her specific anti DC views resonate deeply with many urban core voters. Frankly, I understand the lane. BUT : Will it be enough to sway regular, everyday Rhode Islanders who are concerned with: Pension reform, healthcare, children's education, Social Security, infrastructure, roads, the state budget, safety issues, taxation, high energy costs, business, wages, workforce and union protections, inflation, city mandated cost concerns, housing, and a hundred-hundred other fundamental meaningful aspects of the struggling middle class working RI'ers literal day-to-day living worries and concerns? Her message speaks to none of that... and that worries me. I am further concerned with her alliance to rising DSA presence in Providence; a very bold and decisive stance to take. LT GOV race is very tight. We have specific and narrowly, singularly focused messaging from her camp and far broader encompassing and inclusive messaging from John Loughlin's camp. SO: What Cheer, Netop? The polls will show on 11/3. .