Posted on 11/08/2025 11:29:26 AM PST by Navy Patriot
President Donald Trump on Saturday floated a potential compromise amid the impasse over the U.S. government shutdown, urging Republicans to redirect federal money that currently goes to health insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act and give it to individuals.
"I am recommending to Senate Republicans that the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars currently being sent to money sucking Insurance Companies in order to save the bad Healthcare provided by ObamaCare, BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, HEALTHCARE, and have money left over," Trump wrote in a social media post.
"In other words, take from the BIG, BAD Insurance Companies, give it to the people, and terminate, per Dollar spent, the worst Healthcare anywhere in the World, ObamaCare," he added, without offering further details.
Trump's comments on Truth Social came just hours before the U.S. Senate was set to reconvene at noon after rejecting legislation on Friday that would have resumed paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal workers during the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
Lawmakers remained at odds over how to reopen the government.
Democrats want a funding bill to include healthcare subsidies that are due to expire for 24 million Americans at year's end, but Republicans say Congress must first pass a funding bill without strings attached and allow the government to reopen before tackling other issues.
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Democrats, particularly Prog Marxist Rats.
Obamacare, created from scratch by Democrats.
Hospitals and Clinics.
Doctors.
Medical Workers Unions.
Nurses and Medical Workers.
Insurance Companies.
Breaking this criminal Pecking Order, President Trump would bypass all these thieves and pay the money directly to the medical patients that are supposed to receive services for that money.
These recipients can then just pay as much as they are able to toward their actual bills and seek the best prices.
I LOVE this guy!
i like it.
Well, sure. But what if the amount that they willing to pay is significantly less than the bill?
Close. But how about not taking it from us (as taxes) or our kids (as debt) in the first place? You really think folks are going to take this money and buy health insurance? All this do is cause us to do a rescue down the road of all the folks that are going bankrupt because of medical bills.
Bad, bad idea!
Most will waste that money and then come back crying that they can’t afford health care and the Rats will comply once they’re back in power.
And you end up with the free money plus paying for their health insurance.
You better think ten times before you hand out bennies, because if you ever try to take it away you’ll suffer the pains of hell.
Yup.
How about just doing away with the whole dang thing?!?!?!?
Thoroughly disagree with your listing order!
It's gibberish.
Of course, those two things aren't necessarily in conflict. In fact, they often go very well together.
I was thinking the same thing.
OK, I'd be very interested to hear your list order, or however you wish to express your recommendations.
The Omamacare Disaster and Medical Industry compensation for Obamacare is very complex and I certainly don't have all the answers to undo it.
Omamacare = Obamacare.
It is a big step in the right direction.
Able and Willing are not interchangeable for your question, just like Criminal and Law Abiding are not interchangeable.
Who makes the determination on whether or not a person is "able" to pay?
And what if the health care providers/drug manufacturers decide they don't want to provide the services/drugs at the price the individual is able to pay?
Great idea! Only Trump could have thought of this, he’s a true Patriot President of the people and for the people!
Not you, so the policy will likely improve the existing situation.
And what if the health care providers/drug manufacturers decide they don't want to provide the services/drugs at the price the individual is able to pay?
There will be consequences.
Trump is right and its a great compromise..BOTH SIDES hate the evil insurance companies so why not just send the money to the people, that way they can choose whatever health care plan they want, if they want Obamacare, fine that is their choice, if they want something else that is more affordable to their families fine, its their business..I think this is an excellent compromise but will the commies do it
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