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I respectfully disagree, there are so many reasons why:

* Trump and the GOP campaigned on solving the problem, they have not

* Saying we will wait for it to “explode” sounds good, but it’s not viewed as leadership

* No matter what happens with Obamacare, the apparent assumption is that the Dems would be blamed (they never will) and that suddenly the Dems will be willing to work with Trump and Ryan to pass this bill (it will never happen)

* This was a massive political miscalculation which will now constrain the size of the individual and business tax cuts.

* Many here keep saying, replacing Obamacare with Ryan care is just Obamacare lite. Perhaps that is true to some degree. But I’d rather have Obamacare lite with an HHS secretary able to scuttle it for 8 years than lose my momentum, lose the size of the tax cut, lose the image of a great deal maker, bolster the dem base, deflate the gop base. This was very shortsighted.

* I love to stand on principle too. However, the pragmatic view is that this is most likely as conservative a government you will see for the rest of your life. This arrangement of government will not last Trump’s entire administration. We might get 4 years of it.

* Stating this is 4D Chess move to get rid of Ryan is crazy. I’m no fan of Ryan, but Trump would not accept failure on a major campaign promise during his first 100 days to possibly get rid of Ryan.

IMO Trump needs a very well thought out change, benefiting us (not the healthcare-pharma-attorney industry), and use his tools (today’s tools) to educate Americans about it and how it will enrich them.

Needs to include tort reform and Euro-style award limits, fraud busting, FDA busting, drug cost busting, common forms and coding, choice, open pricing, portability, alternative treatments, healthy lifestyle cost reductions, more.

My sister and husband lost their healthcare, jobs, Pigeon Forge Wildfires. He has MD and it must be treated.

So did their daughter and she has Lupus and nerve damage from a botched 2 knee surgeries.

My friend Debbie lost her’s too.

I’m STUCk on Medicare/Tricare Life which SUCKS, NO OPTIONS, just a FIXED,RATIONED, RESTRICTIVE Healthcare that many docs are now not taking. Each year test are put off for another year when they should be done yearly, many drugs not covered, or medical procedures. When Dry Eye Syndrome clogged up my oil glands, it was NOT a covered procedure to clean the lid line and open the oil glands. I fully paid for that, my hearing aids after the POS ENT damaged my hearing.

I don’t ask for FREE, Medicare and Tricare should have options with co-pays. Both are PREPAID with 40 yrs of tax money they took out of our checks each 2 weeks. Stole it to pay for DUMBOCARE. Because 2 SS checks and a 20 yr Navy career being under paid and over deployed, Pension puts us over the VA Cap of $38K per yr. Only thing covered are his hearing aids for Flight Deck hearing damage under disability.

Our nearest Naval facility has only a pharmacy, hospital has been closed and docs when private. All active duty as well as retirees are forced to use private healthcare. Active Duty go under Champus as do their families and they pay for Champus besides Medicare, SS and income taxes.