Oh BS, Have you actually bother to read the document? From you comments it pretty obvious you have not. You are merely letting the knee jerk critics in the Junk Media tell you what to think.
NO it not perfect but it is only one heck of a lot better then anything we have seen coming out of DC since Reagan was President. And YES, that includes the 1994 Contract which had less specifics on what the GOP would do on spending then this does.
I have. And I think it sucks, especially in its larger political context.
How does giving federal money to states reduce federal power over health care?
Repeal and Replace is a catchy phrase, but this is not a Conservative document. The GOP is still offering the big-government Republican formula.
We need to restore free market across state line insurance sales, as suggested by Paul Ryan and others, amend the tax code to give individuals their own non-taxable health options.
The Pledge expands Health Savings Accounts, which is good, but avoids this step.
Medical-liability reform is necessary and beneficial, but it’s not Congress’s job to do it. It’s a job for states.
Anyone remember the concept of States Rights? Or are the Grand Old Potty insiders still going to club us with the commerce clause? Buying health insurance across state lines is a good idea and states can do that on their own, or p[ass legislation that makes it OK to do, as they have for auto insurance.
Healthcare can be a car insurance clone. High risk pools, if you need it but are a risk, you pay more, not subsidized by MY taxes. This plan does not address that, in fact goes backwards, with regulations that make it illegal to “deny coverage to someone on the basis of a pre-existing condition” - which means people can wait until they become sick to apply for health insurance.
What a deal for insurance companies.
What happened to Conservatives who would protect Free Markets anyway?
This plan is crap.