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Why Republicans’ attempts to kill Obamacare keep backfiring
MSN.com ^ | October 12, 2025 | Yasmeen Abutaleb, David Ovalle

Posted on 10/12/2025 2:14:27 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Republicans have tried more than 70 times over the past 15 years to weaken or kill Obamacare. But their campaign keeps backfiring.

The sweeping tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed this summer got his party closer to that goal than ever before. Though never marketed as a repeal, it unraveled much of the law and is expected to eventually push millions of people who gained insurance since the Affordable Care Act’s passage off the rolls.

Even that legislative achievement is proving politically fraught.

As the partial government shutdown stretches into its second week, the White House and a growing number of congressional Republicans are worried that Democrats’ demand to boost Obamacare as part of any bill to reopen the government is proving salient with voters — including their own.

Republican voters will be disproportionately hurt by a spike in health insurance premiums if the measure is not included. And many of them are well aware of what’s at risk.

Democrats have said they will not vote to fund the government unless Republicans agree to extend pandemic-era subsidies passed under President Joe Biden that help low- and middle-income Americans purchase health insurance on the Obamacare individual marketplaces. The subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year. Republican leaders have said they are willing to discuss extending them, but only after the government reopens.

Democrats are betting on one of two things. Either Republicans cave, realizing the issue could cost them in next year’s midterm elections. Or they stand firm, and let Democrats use what has been one of their strongest issues to retake control of the House.

Millions of consumers on the individual marketplaces have already received notices that their premiums are...

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; fakenews; freestuffarmy; healthcare; washingtoncompost; zerocare
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

IT IS NOT AFFORDABLE

THE “CARE” IS ALSO GONE

IT HAS BECOME A SCARE TACTIC AGAINST EVERY AMERICAN


21 posted on 10/12/2025 3:23:43 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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“Trump promised to repeal and replace it with something better and cheaper, thinking the GOP had ideas, but just needed a CEO to smash heads and get her done. But lots of his party wants no government involvement in healthcare markets, except maybe tax credits. Some in the GOP never made peace with Medicare or Medicaid, so they don’t want to do anything except cut taxes and pay for it by cutting spending, which of course never happens because Democrats want higher taxes and more spending, and many think GOP stopped Obamacare from copying the English model of having all hospitals run by the government to save money by taking the profit out of it. You would be surprised at how little many Republican- hating Democrats know about Obamacare and what it was and did, or what it was meant to do. But Trump would be wise to tap Kennedy, OZ, McClarty, etc...and get so more independent ideas about how to keep the sort of promise that got him elected, which was 1) no cuts to Medicare or Social Security, 2) repeal and replace Obamacare with something better and cheaper, 3) balance the federal budget but also get the economy growing at least 3% per year. If Trump does not carve out a clear independent path, the youth and independent vote will be his downfall.....and Democrats will impeach him and remove him just because he was convicted of a felony. It is so essential that the Bragg case gets overturned and Biden, Colangelo, Bragg and Merchan, Daniels & Cohen are prosecuted for it. Seriously. Trump MUST get that felony conviction overturned. It should not be hard. Cohen expected Trump to pay him back, sent him a bill and Trump’s accountant paid the bill. It’s not a campaign contribution if you are working on salary with a client, send him a bill for your service, and his accountant pays it from a private account over a private matter to a private lawyer. Cohen was NOT Trump’s business attorney and a record of paying your personal lawyer is not a “ business record” that was falsified. Trump maybe needs better lawyers than pretty young inexperienced female ones. “


22 posted on 10/12/2025 3:49:27 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

just end the filibuster and END it NOW! 99% of voters will have forgotten all about it by the next election!


23 posted on 10/12/2025 3:56:17 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Olog-hai

Yep Paul rino Ryan... And McCain pos...


24 posted on 10/12/2025 4:08:29 PM PDT by Pocketdoor
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
The real issue is that Obama Care was a Ponzie scheme that never made sense financially. The numbers just didn't work out. The Democrats said it will and trust us. Ever since it past there has been one Democratic party lie about Obama Care after another.

When Obama addressed a joint session of Congress and said it will never be offered to illegal aliens and Congressman Joe Wilson shouted “you lie.” Democrats and the MSM said Wilson was the liar. Now they should apologize to him.

When we were told by Democrats that when more and more younger people enrolled the economics would improve. Didn't happen.

When the subsidies embedded in the program could not be paid for by the program.....well you know.

When states started to expand the coverage, but shifted those expanded costs over to the federal government.....well that became a federal cost for ever and ever....and Republicans who balked at the extra state sponsored costs said no....well Democrats argued that they were trying to kill the weak and innocent.

25 posted on 10/12/2025 4:50:03 PM PDT by Robert357
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Can’t be repealed until repubs have 101 seats in the Senate.


26 posted on 10/12/2025 4:50:29 PM PDT by fruser1
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The Democrats said it will and trust us.

As Pelosi said, we had to pass the bill to know what was in it. Kind of like Christmas with gift-wrapped packages of coal.

27 posted on 10/12/2025 4:53:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Je suis Charlie Kirk.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

-PJ

28 posted on 10/12/2025 4:56:07 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
There is absolutely no reason for the health insurance industry to exist as it is currently constructed. None. They’re a rent seeking middleman because doctors and patients.

You don’t use your homeowners insurance to buy a new dishwasher and you don’t use your auto insurance for an oil change. They’re for PERILS, catastrophic unforeseen circumstances.

There’s simply no reason to pool risk for medical care. Get rid of it as it currently exists and make medical insurance for perils and pay doctors out of pocket for routine care.

29 posted on 10/12/2025 5:17:22 PM PDT by nonliberal (Russia is not my enemy.)
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Many Americans, and politicians, still believe in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus and Affordable Health Care.

Republicans need to address the backside of health insurance.
Many employers find it very costly to provide insurance for low wage employed. MAGA (and MTG) should focus on reducing the red tape and overhead cost of private health insurance.

People with certain life styles have high health care costs for treatment of STD, HIV, alcoholism, drugs, etc. Insurance companies and employers should give employees the option of limited coverage for cheaper rates. Other options are possible.

Reward good behavior. Make those with bad behavior pay for it.... And if a few die of HIV that is their problem.


30 posted on 10/12/2025 5:42:31 PM PDT by spintreebob
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

People like their free stuff. And Obamacare was designed as a perfect cancer. The first phase was to infested every single government agency, every hospital, every health care center, every insurance provider, ALL with impossible to remove bureaucrats and regulations.


31 posted on 10/12/2025 5:51:07 PM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

MSN == Mara Salvatrucha Network ...


32 posted on 10/12/2025 5:54:46 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Olog-hai

Or Social Security or Medicare/Medicaid. .


33 posted on 10/12/2025 6:41:42 PM PDT by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man, a subject.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Because once you give something to voters you can never take it away.


34 posted on 10/12/2025 6:54:51 PM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It backfiring? What is this moron writing about? Repeal Obamacare for ILLEGALS, you fu**ing moronic idiot!!


35 posted on 10/12/2025 11:32:00 PM PDT by DeplorableTrumpSupporter (FKA ConservaTeen)
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