“This is a legitimate question, so please don’t take it as a threat: when do you want or expect your own children to die from starvation?”

“I mean, if you’re not rich, what’s the point in living past 65 anyway? If you think about it, we’re doing the poors a favor.” --the GOP, probably

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst on Friday brushed off her constituents’ concerns about the life-threatening consequences of her party’s proposed cuts to Medicaid and federal nutrition assistance, telling a town hall audience, “Well, we all are going to die.”

Ernst’s remark came after a person in the crowd warned that “people will die” if the safety net cuts proposed in the House-passed budget reconciliation package become law.

The Iowa senator began by waving away the crowd’s response, saying, "People are not… " After trailing off, Ernst said facetiously that “we all are going to die.”

“So, for heaven’s sakes,” she added with a smile.

Ha ha. Ha.