Trans Texas Corridor Rick?
Nope!
Posted on 04/25/2014 7:28:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) admitted Friday it’s “difficult to turn the clock back” on ObamaCare, but proposed making the law voluntary as a possible fix for consumers.
“I think it’s going to be difficult to turn the clock back. People get assumed and accustomed to receiving things, particularly things that they get for free,” he told a crowd of students at Harvard’s Institute of Politics on Friday.
Paul’s comments echo those of other Republicans who have admitted it will be difficult to fully repeal the law after some of its more popular provisions took effect. The potential 2016 presidential candidate said he ultimately doesn’t think repeal is possible without Republicans controlling the House, the White House and with close to 60 votes in the Senate, like Democrats had when they passed the law.
But he predicted the cost of the law could ultimately have dire effects, suggesting they could “bring down local hospitals” or hamstring state governments.
In the meantime, Paul offered a fix.
“I think one of the practical things you might be able to do, and I think the public at large might accept this, is to make ObamaCare voluntary. You make it voluntary, basically you get rid of the coercion,” he said, presumably by eliminating the penalty those without insurance are required to pay, known as the individual mandate.
He said he may keep some parts of the law, like the subsidies to help poor Americans afford insurance, or the Medicaid expansion -- two of ObamaCare's more popular provisions but potentially its more expensive.
“Does that get rid of the subsidies? Not necessarily, or the Medicaid. But I think also we’re going to find out we can’t afford to have everybody on Medicaid, we can’t afford to have everybody on subsidized insurance,” Paul said.
The Kentucky senator also railed against President Obama for the idea of the law in the first place, telling students gathered at Harvard’s Institute of Politics on Friday that Obama “says that you are not smart enough…to choose your own insurance.”
Paul, who signed up his family for insurance under ObamaCare used his son’s plan as an example. He said it includes coverage for a number of unnecessary procedures “because the president says he’s too dumb and can’t buy an individual product that would cost him a lot less and wouldn’t have as many things included.”
Always.
lol! I’d say that describes it quite well. I remember all too well how the Perry faithful argued their boy was supported by the TEA Party, an absurd suggestion then, even more so now that he has joined forces with the man who has waged war against them.
Why would the exempt and the unaffected care about the common man if there’s nothing in it for them? Yes that’s their mentality. We have a bunch of spoiled too much pandered to brats sitting in office. They will have to be made to care to get any results.
A true leader would state, "No matter how difficult it is, we must repeal 100% of Obamacare."
Easy now, I was agreeing with you and raising your comment one notch.
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Okay! Thanks!
Lol!
*offering handshake*
This one has been bought. Time for Cruz.
Gonna be tougher to turn back the clock on the national debt, but let’s not go there,
No problemo, FRiend!
#:o)
I’ve heard this kind of stuff from Paul, filtered in his talk, from the beginning. He has said enough of the ‘right’ things that conservatives thought he was one of them. But listen to all of his words/comments.... he has a lot of gray area in what he believes.
He’s okay with a lot of things that I’m not okay with. Makes me want to ask “what in the heck gets into these guys when they taste Washington”? Everyone of them turn.. everyone of them become lefties... or at least lean left. Why can’t grown men/adults stay the course and not give in to the candy offered to them. Are they all weak and have no standards?
BTTT on both lines!
Wish to hell people on FR realize he is about as big a “Paultard” as his dad.
Please stop pushing him as Presidential material.
Of course it would Runt, that is why it should have been de-funded.
Runt Paul for President! Woo! Woo!
Trans Texas Corridor Rick?
Nope!
Tell you what Rand; why don’t you go F*ck yourself!
I will never vote for you, for Jeb, or any other RINO!
The ObamaPhone Lady would disagree.
youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio
That's the problem Cruz predicted when he argued for shutting down the government in order to defund ObamCare. Didn't work, did it?
But ObamaCare is going to fail, no doubt about it.
The 'Rats will try to blame the GOP and will call for Single Payer as the solution to their own failed policy. In the libtards' playbook, the solution to any failure of liberalism is always more liberalism!
The GOP had better stand ready to sell a better plan!
When they had the chance they did nothing which means they were in on it or all for it. The American people did not vote for this it was shuved down our throats
Paul endorses communism.
“Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) admitted Friday it’s “difficult to turn the clock back” on ObamaCare, but proposed making the law voluntary as a possible fix for consumers. “
Lead or STFU and get out of the way.
Once you give away stuff for free, it’s difficult to take it back.
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