The Republican Party led by President Donald Trump has made numerous changes in such a short amount of time. A recent article states that 1.7 million people in Texas will lose their health coverage under expiring tax credits. That is about 5% of the total population of the state. The main reason for this is to prevent people from abusing these benefits.

The article states, “Of the state’s nearly 4 million enrollees this year, close to 2.5 million earn between 100% and 150% of the federal poverty level.” That is more than 50% of the people who do not need this assistance.

Some may argue that the poverty level amount is inaccurate. They may be right because everything is getting more expensive nowadays, but that is not a reason to take advantage of assistance that is meant to help others.

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