Posted on 01/31/2016 12:06:45 PM PST by conservativejoy
Donald Trump went after Ted Cruz in an interview today, calling him "a total liar" for saying that Mr. Trump supports universal health care similar to ObamaCare.
"Look, Ted Cruz is a total liar," Mr. Trump responded. "I am so against ObamaCare."
Trump was then asked, "You say that Ted Cruz is a liar, but you have said that you want everyone to be covered on health care and the government's going to pay for it. How is that not ObamaCare?"
"Well, that's true," Mr. Trump answered. "I want people taken care of. I have a heart. I want people taken care of."
He continued, "That doesn't mean single payer. That means we have to help people."
Mr. Trump then speculated that Ted Cruz "has no heart" because he doesn;t support universal health care.
Yesterday, Mr. Cruz stated that, if he were President, he would repeal the Affordable Care Act and "allow health insurance to be purchased across state lines and expanding health savings accounts."
Earlier this week, Mr. Cruz promised, "If I'm elected president, we will repeal every word of Obamacare."
The clash between Mr. Trump and Mr. Cruz comes just one day before the Iowa caucuses, where the two men have been jockeying for first place. Mr. Trump has taken a small lead in Iowa in the last few weeks, with him and Mr. Cruz within the margin of error of each other
No details, but “Trumpcare will be “really terrific”.
HF
This should be a fun thread to watch.
Repeal and REPLACE. That is Trump’s “heartfelt” idea for YOUR tax money.
Gotta love how the headline has no connection to what was actually said.
Gee well I guess - having one family’s insurance premium jump from five hundred a month to eighteen hundred a month seems fair ... can’t afford the premium, can’t afford the fine.
Trumps plan is to introduce competition throughout the healthcare industry. Every elective surgery not covered by insurance has continued to decline in cost over the years Cosmetic Lasix surgery are good examples
We have had universal health care for decades...it’s called insurance or the emergency room.
What we need is, as Trump as stated many times, insurance companies competing across state lines, and TORT reform. We need to fix the illegal problem that is costing our hospitals so much. And, I believe, we need a backup system for those who really can’t make it in life and it’s silly not to acknowledge that certain people just need help. I think he also proposed putting the vets on Medicare - which would be a whole lot better, apparently, than what they have now.
Gotta love how the headline has no connection to what was actually said.
Cruz people are getting desperate. Mark Levin is doing the same on his social sites.
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain!.:)
That was precisely what Trump said.
Pretty shallow article. Sound byte syndrome, throwing red meat out to anyone who is stupid enough to grab it.
Everyone knows Obamacare is ass-backwards and aimed at single-payer government control instead of a free market healthcare system focused on reducing the cost for consumers. Many good proposals have been written, and ignored. Trump would assemble a team of experts from the private sectors to make recommendations to CONGRESS which would repeal and replace.
The government's just going to pay for it?
I'd have to see those words come out of Trump's mouth. I understand Trump wants to see people taken care of, but introducing better marketplace competition would do that without the government "just paying for it". I'm pretty sure Trump understands the marketplace.
I think the reporter is putting words in Trump's mouth. Trump hasn't said that the government will pay for this.
Monday night.
Really, this is push granny off the cliff material.
Let's be real. We have provided free heath care to everyone via the emergency room. We have always had the heart to do so - no one wants to step over dead bodies on the way to work.
The problem is that hospitals used to be not for profit. The libertarians decide that they should be FOR PROFIT. (Also, Washington politicians saw a way to steal taxpayer money)
Now, everyone wants the government to pay the bill. It used to be charity distributed by non profit hospitals.
Libertarians also want open borders.
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