People can hardly wait to have them dismantle Obamacare.
One of the reasons people voted for Trump, and he is keeping his promises,
“Some GOP”... is code for McCain and Graham.
yea I agree, what is there to be afraid of, changes need to be made or the country would collapse, man is so political that the end game is forgotten, the end game is to have a constitution and a country with law and order, achieving these things are the goal not holding power. If the ball is in your court run hard, pass all through congress and it will be difficult to change later..
Did their 9.7 trillion dollar “vehicle to repeal” it pass? I would be interested to know what is costing so much. Sounds like typical bailouts to me. Trump was clear in 60 minute interview.. everyone will be covered. At first he talks about competitive plans and finally said he will make deals with hospitals ad.. when really pressed, he admitted the government would pay for the bottom 25%. 9.7 trillion dollars... that’s a lot of dealing.
Wapo forgot to tell Trump this because he is saying Obamacare has to go quickly Fake News!
It pains me to agree with the Wapo. I hate Obamacare just as I hate socialized medicine. I detest our health insurance system.
If Obamacare is immediately repealed without a replacement, a lot of people with serious illnesses will see their health insurance revoked. That is gonna give the Rats a treasure trove of propaganda to parade in front of us nightly in the MSM.
Furthermore, any replacement bill for Obamacare had better be well thought out & actually improves our healthcare system. Otherwise, Congress will be seen replacing bad law with more bad law.
I understand that Pubs had no hand in creating/passing Obamacare, but remember, Congress has passed a lot of bad bills with Pub support. There is no guarantee that any new bills passed will improve the system, & a real possibility that the new system will be chock full of flaws, causing death & chaos.
I am not at all sure the likes of McConnell/Ryan can produce anything better than did Reid/Pelosi.
I believe it would be far wiser to repeal certain portions of Obamacare as a START, such as the tax penalty mandate, while CAREFULLY crafting a high quality replacement for Obamacare.
Racing to replace a leaky drain plug with another different, but leaky plug will still sink the boat. Further, the new repairman looks just as incompetent as the old one. Republicans are risking the mandate they got from the people if they screw this up, & Congress has a long history of doing just that.
If Pubs can get this right in the minds of the people they can dominate government for decades, but if they pass a bill chock full of hubris, pork, & special interest payoffs, they wont hold Congress for very long.
I believe the Federal government screws up most of what it touches. In an ideal country the Federal gov. would have little involvement with health care & no ability to manipulate it through legislation. Same for Education & a slew of other areas where Congress & the Feds have exceeded Constitutional authority.
So the idea that Republicans are gonna immediately repeal Obamacare & replace it with something BETTER is a long shot for success, given current Congressional leadership. Wiser still would be to repeal/replace some of the most unpopular parts of Obamacare, thereby gaining the confidence & support of the people who elected them.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. If you try to cram the whole thing in your mouth you will choke.
I find it impossible to believe anything the MSM has to say.
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Last year the Republicans passed and sent to Obama a bill that ended the individual mandate and eliminated funds for the consumer subsidies and Medicaid expansion. As an added treat it also cut off all funding for Planned Parenthood. Obama vetoed it, of course, but there still has to be a copy of it floating around the Hill somewhere. Dust it off, pass it again, send it to President Trump for his signature, and problem is solved. Obamacare is, for all practical purposes, dead. Campaign promise is kept. Move on from there.
Washington Post #fakenews