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The backdrop of this dramatic political shift is the ongoing government shutdown, which has become the longest in U.S. history. At the heart of the stalemate is the Democrats' insistence on extending Obamacare subsidies—costing hundreds of billions of dollars—indefinitely. These subsidies benefit large insurance companies, transforming Obamacare—officially the Affordable Care Act—into a massive taxpayer-funded slush fund for the health insurance industry.
Since 2010, the health insurance sector has seen stock prices soar by over 1,000%, outperforming the broader market by a significant margin. This surge has been fueled by the flow of taxpayer dollars into insurance company profits, making the industry among the biggest beneficiaries of Obamacare.