A bridge too far. Now the Democrats and the SCOTUS OWN the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010”, lock, stock, and rain barrel.
Neither House of Congress should take up any legislation to repair the fail points on this poorly written and ambiguous piece of garbage, unless it is to send up a proposal for repeal. No replacement, just repeal. Rather than replace, set up a climate in which tort actions are greatly restricted, the right to purchase the kind and degree of insurance BY THE INDIVIDUAL is not impaired, and the spectre of compulsory coverage is removed. For those who have special problems, like an otherwise uninsurable condition, a contingency fund tied to disability or either underemployment or unemployment, should be part of a compensation package administered through state employment offices (but not funded from the unemployment benefit funds). Otherwise it is the responsibility of the wage earner(s) of the family to cover the medical costs incurred by the family unit through their own resources.
Not the employer, not the municipal, state or Federal government, and for sure, not the “rich”, who couldn’t be able to cover more than a small fraction of the incurred liabilities anyway.
“Neither House of Congress should take up any legislation to repair the fail points on this poorly written and ambiguous piece of garbage, unless it is to send up a proposal for repeal.”
But they will pass legislation that funds Obama’s executive fixes of the “law.” When they do, will all of us finally stop voting for Republicans?