Heritage Foundation economist and Trump economics adviser Stephen Moore (Screen cap).
Donald Trump’s top economic advisor Stephen Moore on Tuesday demonstrated an apparent lack-of-knowledge of just how insurance works, telling CNBC’s John Harwood “people want insurance for their own families, not other peoples.”
Moore was explaining why it’s unfair to have an insurance system where healthy people subsidize sick people.
Trump adviser Moore on unfairness of the healthy subsidizing the sick: "people want insurance for their own families, not other peoples' "— John Harwood (@John Harwood) 1505851053.0
The Internet on Tuesday was not impressed by Moore’s statement, noting the top Trump advisor appears to not understand what insurance means:
One thing I've leaned in 2017 is that a stunning number of "conservatives" have no idea how insurance works https://t.co/wJjp0p5qOL— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1505852132.0
He literally does not understand how insurance works. https://t.co/G8mAMgy6BI— Jeffrey Goldfarb (@Jeffrey Goldfarb) 1505852106.0
I guess we can call this one the Fuck Society insurance plan. https://t.co/O0hwgM9bb5— Natalia Antonova (@Natalia Antonova) 1505852042.0
these craven dipshits have no clue what insurance even is https://t.co/Ap1NaoDdK1— josh terry (@josh terry) 1505851993.0
BREAKNG: Republicans don't understand the concept of "insurance". https://t.co/cbbO43vYbp— Charles #GetCovered-ba (@Charles #GetCovered-ba) 1505851686.0
1. The whole point of insurance is broadly-spread risk, no? 2. The line between healthy and sick often vanishes sud… https://t.co/kox2cRSL6N— Cathleen Decker (@Cathleen Decker) 1505851596.0
This is literally how insurance works. https://t.co/ZQPTSVq11h— Matt Largey (@Matt Largey) 1505851363.0
So...they're against the basic concept of insurance https://t.co/5kcjox3pq7— Alice Miranda Ollstein (@Alice Miranda Ollstein) 1505851264.0
Healthy people subsidizing sick people is literally how health insurance works https://t.co/dmgG79k8E1— Roberto Aram Ferdman (@Roberto Aram Ferdman) 1505851260.0
@JohnJHarwood @ezraklein "Insurance" https://t.co/XPXjGsW9La— Andy Wright (@Andy Wright) 1505853928.0
I pay a huge monthly health insurance premium. My recent foot fracture was my 1st visit to doctor in 11 yrs. I'm ha… https://t.co/ypsdCtYE8l— Cindy Gallop (@Cindy Gallop) 1505854041.0
I'd like other peoples' families to have insurance too. https://t.co/uKAsXywgkf— Derek Young (@Derek Young) 1505854604.0
