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He criticizes the current federal healthcare subsidies, describing them as a "boondoggle" costing around $150 billion annually and rife with fraud—estimated at $30 to $50 billion per year. Marshall argues that while the government may continue funding Obamacare subsidies, the real focus should be on addressing this fraud and reforming the system, especially the COVID-era subsidy schemes.
Public Opinion and Political Leverage
Recent editorials and polls reveal that the American public largely blames Democrats for the shutdown. An editorial in The Washington Post questions the Democrat strategy, implying they have fallen into a political trap. Polls from The New York Times show that about two-thirds of Americans, including roughly half of Democrats, oppose the shutdown.