Posted on 07/10/2017 12:53:53 PM PDT by John Semmens
Given the Republican Party's inability to reach agreement on what will replace the failing Obamacare program, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex) has suggested that insurance companies be permitted to sell insurance plans that are exempted from Obamacare regulations as long as these companies offer at least one plan that is complies with these regulations.
"The same people that were eager to repeatedly vote to repeal Obamacare when Obama was president and sure to veto any repeal are loath to act now that there is a chance to succeed," Cruz complained. "It looks like those votes were just for show. They gave the appearance of fulfilling a promise to those who elected Republicans. All that the leadership is willing to offer is a warmed-over Obamacare 2.0."
Sen. Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) slammed Cruz's proposal as "a hoax. It would put crucial decisions about health care in the hands of a woefully ignorant consumer. The best part of Obamacare is that the crucial decisions regarding coverage are made by government experts. We need to keep that in place."
Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) attributed the failure of Obamacare "to the inability of the insurance industry to make a sufficient profit without bigger subsides from the government. Cruz's plan sacrifices this objective in order to allow consumers to save money by tailoring plans to meet their own selfish needs. His proviso requiring insurers to offer an Obamacare compliant plan won't work. Compliant plans are too expensive and the huge deductibles make the coverage nearly useless. Consumers won't voluntarily choose such plans. To succeed, government must compel consumers to buy compliant plans."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,270844.0.html
Unfortunately, that’s about how they really think.
Are awe allowed to psot from GOP Briefing Room? I thought that’s where a lot of ex-FReepers went during the primaries. (There and Conservative Circle.)
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