Posted on 11/09/2025 9:17:23 AM PST by Navy Patriot
With the government shutdown rolling on without an end in sight and the Obamacare subsidies running out, President Donald Trump is sizing up a long-running battle against the failures of the Affordable Care Act.
"OBAMACARE 'SUCKS," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday morning. "THE WORST HEALTHCARE FOR THE HIGHEST PRICE."
On Saturday, Trump floated a compromise amid the impasse on the shutdown, urging Republicans to redirect federal money that goes to health insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act and send it directly to individuals.
"PAY THE PEOPLE, NOT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES!" Trump wrote in a message that could resonate with the Democrat base.
That post followed one from Saturday night, targeting the "fat cat" insurance companies for benefiting from a "corrupt system of healthcare" foisted on America by former President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation.
"NO MORE MONEY, HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TO THE DEMOCRAT SUPPORTED INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR REALLY BAD OBAMACARE," Trump wrote on his social media platform.
"THE MONEY MUST NOW GO DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE, TAKING THE 'FAT CAT' INSURANCE COMPANIES OUT OF THE CORRUPT SYSTEM OF HEALTHCARE.
"THE PEOPLE CAN BUY THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER POLICY, FOR MUCH LESS MONEY, SAVING, FOR THEMSELVES, AN ABSOLUTE FORTUNE!!! PRESIDENT DJT."
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Donald Trump - the first Republican in history who could out bid the Democrats
Lindsey Graham’s mentor, John McCain, cast the deciding vote for the Obamacare disaster to be implemented.
Exactly right!
Milton Friedman said that if you want to subsidize a transaction, subsidize the buyer.
That way you get competition.
Think school choice.
I knew Trump would address corrupt and expensive Obamacare eventually
In political terms, its a big fat slow pitch right over the plate, which he can knock out of the park.
The democRATs should have to wear that soiled diaper on their heads until they have apologized sufficiently.
Just let everyone buy insurance across state lines. Prices will fall and choices will increase.
When he’s right, he’s right.
Actually, that is a Very Good Idea!
As I remember, you are correct!
And doctors hate this scam, and patients. WE CAN DO BETTER.
Lindsey Graham’s mentor, John McCain, cast the deciding vote for the Obamacare disaster to be implemented.
This is brilliant. Trump is making the Rat government shutdown about them demanding subsidies for insurance companies. Ordinary people understand the difference between the government providing healthcare to people, and giving money to Big Insurance. Trump will smoke the Rats on this.
It’s not necessary to be fair to Songbird McCain.
I agree, it’s good Public Relations, and President Trump is Earnest about this method.
Exactly right. Let free trade set the cost.
“when Republicans had the chance”
Uh, no.
Republicans have the chance right now, every day, for 729 days inbetween the 2024 election and 2026 mid terms.
Have you seen 729 repeal bills for abolishing Obamacare? One every day of the current congress?
Me neither.
So only that one time, that one place, did republicans attempt to eliminate Obamacare.(which is the time McCain sided with the Democrats) Not, NOT, any time “they had the chance”.
So...single payer? Socialized medicine? This is what you’re cheering?
“Just let everyone buy insurance across state lines. Prices will fall and choices will increase.”
That’s the solution. If my tax dollars goes to subsidize Obamacare, isn’t that buying insurance across state lines? Also, heavily regulate the third party agencies that take their cut for pulling the same Obamacare plan off the shelf. Just need an app and a built in tutorial. Same thing they just did with auto insurance. Cut out the middle man.
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