Rand Paul's Hard Work Earns Him the Right to Socialized Paychecks

Trying to keep track of the many hypocrisies in Sir Rand Paul's actions versus his rhetoric is a full time job.  Lucky for all of us, Barefoot and Progressive pretty much has nothing else to do.

Last week Sir Rand, again, tried to persuade people of his "conservative"/"Libertarian" bona fides by stating on a radio interview with a station out of Bowling Green that he wants to see huge cuts in federal spending...and then he added, just not cuts to Medicare/Medicaid in particular to his own pocket.  Sir Rand justified the payments he receives from the socialized, single payer Medicare by stating he works hard.

“I work hard and I don’t see any other person in this country who’s gonna work hard and not be paid for it,” Paul said.

Carpenters work hard too.  Does that mean they should also get paid by the feds. Mechanics work extremely hard.  Why can't their work be subsidized by the government?  Oh that's right.  Unlike other professions, health care is a basic and fundamental necessity for life.  Access to health care is one of the few things government can actually provide and do so very well.  Sir Rand is all for this kind of socialism because it benefits him.  It's only the forms of government that don't benefit him that he's against.

As John Cheves mentions, Sir Rand refuses to publicly acknowledge how much socialized Medicare money he receives from the government.  But if you read between the lines, it's somewhere around $1.3 million over the last five years.  Not too shabby for someone who doesn't think government as any rights in providing accessible health care to anyone but him.  Like I said, access to health care is one of the few things government can provide and do so well.  Very well if you're Rand Paul.