Posted on 03/24/2017 9:33:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Legislation can be crafted bottom up or top down. In bottom up you ask, What problems do voters have and how can they be addressed. In top down, you ask, What problems do elite politicians have and how can they be addressed?
The House Republican health care bill is a pure top-down document. It was not molded to the actual health care needs of regular voters. It does not have support from actual American voters or much interest in those voters. It was written by elites to serve the needs of elites. Donald Trump vowed to drain the swamp, but this bill is pure swamp.
It became clear as the legislative process rushed forward that there was no overarching vision in this legislation.
If we’re going to have the rough edges of a populist revolt, you’d think that at least somebody would be interested in listening to the people. But with this bill the Republican leadership sets an all-time new land speed record for forgetting where you came from.
The core Republican problem is this: The Republicans can’t run policy-making from the White House because they have a marketing guy in charge of the factory. But they can’t run policy from Capitol Hill because it’s visionless and internally divided. So the Republicans have the politics driving the substance, not the other way around. The new elite is worse than the old elite - and certainly more vapid.
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“I still do not see why Republicans won’t vote for this”
How about because it is socialized medicine, and we need a free market?
“How about because it is socialized medicine, and we need a free market?”
Wasn’t this the purpose of reconciliation? To take Obamacare, change it with house and senate bills, reconcile them and put up a “changed” health care plan?
“Wasn’t this the purpose of reconciliation? To take Obamacare, change it with house and senate bills, reconcile them and put up a “changed” health care plan?”
IOW, the purpose was to keep socialized medicine?
That’s not a good plan. Socialized medicine in all its forms is poison to the human spirit.
I got as far as “By: David Brooks”
You might be surprised if you read it. Just sayin.
I’ve read through the draft and would say that that (1) there’s no indication that I can see that it would lessen the cost spiral, and (2) that it does not serve as some long-term solution. It’s simply a marginal way to say they undid the Obama program, and lays us on the path to single-payer in the end.
I think half of the GOP figured that out and asked why bother voting on some fraudulent bill with no real long-term solution.
I look at Ryan and the GOP leadership. They had seven years to craft a workable plan. It’s been mostly all a lie. There’s a number of Republicans who need to retire and move out of DC. They aren’t going to be part of the future.
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