Should candidates be able to use funds to pay for healthcare?

[BmorePat87]

I was reading about a candidate running for the House in Georgia. Citing a recent ruling from the FEC that allows candidates to use funds to pay for childcare since the childcare is necessary because of the election, she is going to ask the FEC to allow her to purchase health care during the campaign using those funds, suggesting that she cannot maintain a job that provides healthcare because of running.

Her position is that allowing this will make it easier for working and middle class candidates to run for office.

Thoughts?

[HarleyDog]

Honestly don't see a problem with it. But like many things, it starts off good and then get's abused. Not sure she is correct that it would help working and middle class run for office though? I guess in some cases there are people that could just give up their job to run, although I know I would never take that risk.

[GMDino]

(01-24-2020, 12:34 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I was reading about a candidate running for the House in Georgia. Citing a recent ruling from the FEC that allows candidates to use funds to pay for childcare since the childcare is necessary because of the election, she is going to ask the FEC to allow her to purchase health care during the campaign using those funds, suggesting that she cannot maintain a job that provides healthcare because of running.

Her position is that allowing this will make it easier for working and middle class candidates to run for office.

Thoughts?

As with anything, if there is oversight to keep this from getting out of hand I don't see what harm comes from it.

Does speak to how expensive healthcare is.

[*michaelsean*]

Nothing comes to me that makes it wrong as long as people who donate are made aware.. I wonder how much a state house person raises though. Maybe make it so you can use only a certain percentage? Or did I misread that and she's running for the US House?

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(01-24-2020, 12:47 PM)GMDino Wrote: As with anything, if there is oversight to keep this from getting out of hand I don't see what harm comes from it.

Does speak to how expensive healthcare is.

Yeah, this is about where I stand as well.

[Belsnickel]

One of my biggest issues with the way our current elections process occurs is that it prevents many people from running for office. Things like this would open up access to office for people.

However, transparency and oversight is necessary. We need Congress and state legislatures to step up and pass laws for this sort of thing.

[fredtoast]

Does "healthcare" include boob jobs?

[Mike M (the other one)]

(01-27-2020, 05:08 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Does "healthcare" include boob jobs?

Why? still dreaming of getting yours to a DD?


But actually a good question.
It's also like a transg running just to get the better insurance to pay for it? No offense Pat, it just popped into my head, of things it could be exploited for. I'm sure there's a million other things as well.

[GMDino]

(01-27-2020, 05:08 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Does "healthcare" include boob jobs?

(01-27-2020, 08:12 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Why? still dreaming of getting yours to a DD?


But actually a good question.
It's also like a transg running just to get the better insurance to pay for it? No offense Pat, it just popped into my head, of things it could be exploited for. I'm sure there's a million other things as well.

Actually good points.  Personally I would think there would have to be certain rules and that would fall under the oversight to prevent an "abuse" of the situation.

[*michaelsean*]

(01-28-2020, 09:27 AM)GMDino Wrote: Actually good points.  Personally I would think there would have to be certain rules and that would fall under the oversight to prevent an "abuse" of the situation.

I don't think you can get insurance that includes boob jobs unless they are for a medical reason like reconstruction or reduction.

[GMDino]

(01-28-2020, 11:32 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I don't think you can get insurance that includes boob jobs unless they are for a medical reason like reconstruction or reduction.

A long time ago my wife had a reduction done because of back problems but I can't remember how the insurance handled it.

[*michaelsean*]

(01-28-2020, 11:33 AM)GMDino Wrote: A long time ago my wife had a reduction done because of back problems but I can't remember how the insurance handled it.

I've always heard that's covered plus grief counseling for the husband.

[GMDino]

(01-28-2020, 11:41 AM)michaelsean Wrote: I've always heard that's covered plus grief counseling for the husband.

LOL...Yeah I knew I'd get a response like that here.  

Seriously though it was needed for her health.  I was never a breast man anyway. 

[BmorePat87]

(01-28-2020, 12:32 PM)GMDino Wrote: LOL...Yeah I knew I'd get a response like that here.  

Seriously though it was needed for her health.  I was never a breast man anyway. 

As for the topic/question I posted, I agree with the consensus here. So long as there's a system to ensure it wasn't being abused, I don't have any thing against it. We definitely need more average citizens running.