Bravo. I stood and clappped from my living room 25 miles from the murder capital of the United States of America, Chicago Illinois.
My level of respect for you went up another notch.
Now for my opinion: Absent a CLEAN REPEAL bill that mirrors identically that which the Republican's in the House of Representatives passed some 60+ (?) times in 8 years under Blobama I say "let it collapse under its own weight."
Let those who passed this monstrosity OWN IT, lock, stock and stinking barrel. They stood together on Friday on full public display, prominently upheld by the liberal lamestream media as HEROES for opposing President Trump.
Mark these words: those same "heroes" will be the villians by the end of this year. Premiums skyrocketing again this year, coverage "that isn't really coverage" due to the excessive premiums and out of pocket deductibles and uncontrolled costs will, I say WILL cause Blowbama care to explode on its own. Of this FACT, President Donald J. Trump has it exactly right.
I do not say let Blowbama care collapase and burn under its own weight with any glee. My PRIVATE healthcare costs have skyrocketed as I'm sure has happened to many on here. I pay $450/mo. and have to meet a $6,000 out of pocket deductible before my PRIVATE SECTOR healthcare insurance pays dime one.
It didn't used to be this way. I used to have one of those "cadillac plans" with a $300/mo. premium and a $2,000 deductible. To "comply" with Blowbamacare regulations my employer (a fortune 500 company) scaled back our healthcare and charges me MORE for less coverage.
I don't even have prescription coverage to speak of anymore! Why, if I follow our prescription coverage I'll pay 2-4x more for one drug I need, vs. going to GoodRX.Com and printing a coupon. How is that "health care coverage" when following the insurance costs MORE than printing a coupon off a website?
And yet, this is what I'm forced into under Blowbamacare. Since my employer offers healthcare coverage, I MUST take the insurance my employer offers unless I can prove I have healthcare coverage elsewhere. That's the law under Blowbamacare. My own opinion here is, if I have to suffer the consequences of Blowbamacare, then I want each and every dipwad that voted for Blowbama to suffer the consequences as well. In spades!
While I live in constant pain (as you do) and can no longer afford some of my medications thanks to Blowbama and the Democrats (who all forced Blowbamacare on the rest of us!) I hope that each and every Blowbama voter becomes broke, homeless and penniless once this monstrosity collapses and burns under its own weight. That's what they deserve for forcing this socialist/marxist monstrosity on the rest of us. That's what they deserve for making the medications I need UNAFFORDABLE under the "affordable" care act.
As for President Trump: He should've NEVER taken on Blowbamacare. The second he tried touching and "fixing" it - he became the owner. He now gets the blame for not "fixing it before it failed" independent of the fact that this albatross hangs squarely around the Democrat party's neck. This is the line that's being shopped around and push-polled as I type. I live in Illinois, I received one of those calls.
By taking on Blowbamacare, President Trump took an unnecessary risk and anyone who advised him to go that route should be hearing the words "You're Fired" soon, as should that rat RINO and lying suckbag Paul Ryan come primary time.
One last comment: The video of Nancy Pelosi gloating on Friday that Blowbama care is the law of the land and how proud she is of it needs to be played over, and over, and over once Blowbamacare crashes and burns on its own. Make the Democrats own it, shove it back down the media's throats and drive a stake through both their hearts.
Considering President Trump won the election by spending a fraction of the cost of Shrillary Clinton did and demonstrated he knows how to successfully go around the lying liberal lamestream media all he needs to do now is sit back and wait for Blowbamacare to explode on its own.
Yes, there will be pain. Necessary pain.
Thank you Jim for your well thought out and impassioned piece. Best I've seen in awhile and I'm proud to be a member of the class of '98 here on FR.
All the best.
USC.
Indeed, we spent the past eight years evincing that we ARE more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable. But, enough already! Now is not the time for unforced errors.
And so, having re-read Jim's AND USC's post, I feel compelled to applaud.
Bravo!