Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular guest joins Rick to discuss the Republican plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and replace it with massive tax breaks for the wealthy and painful cuts to Medicaid for the poor and elderly.
Robert Kraig, Executive Director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin joins Rick to talk about his organization’s recent event in front of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s district office in Racine, WI and what the message was for the speaker.
John Neurohr, Communication Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to share his thoughts on the Republican “Replace” plan and what the massive funding cuts to Medicaid will mean to states like Pennsylvania.