No, I haven’t.
It is very unfortunate that Trump is taking this whole approach (e.g., meeting three times in person with Ezekiel Emmanuel on it!), given how he talked at so many of his rallies about replacing Obamacare with a free market approach, such as competition across state lines.
I guess the best hope now is that this bill at least gets pulled this week and they have to go back to the drawing board.
And you are probably right, that I and others could do more (other than typing here and tweeting back at Trump) to get the simple free market message out.
But it is such a shame that Trump seems to be turning to his liberal/Democrat daughter and son-in-law on policy, since they are not who we voted for and their approach is not what he campaigned on. I mean, not only did he name the Manhattan Democrat former president of Goldman Sachs as his Chief Economic Advisor, he has Cohn in there with Ivanka (very liberal) and Jared (lifelong Democrat) on these key meetings as well.
I agree with what you have written.
This is his first big legislative package/deal. No one is forcing him to meet with Dr. Emmanuel, and 3 times at that. I find that, and the Jared/Ivanka/Gorelick liason very disturbing. From what you have described, the conservative opposition has just cause to resist the deal.
It’s just such a disappointment, no matter which way it turns out now. If the deal passes, the people lose and the Republicans own the disaster. If the deal is pulled, it makes him look like a weak failure. This jeopardizes his success at passing future legislation.
This is one big mess that never should have been. Gov’t has NO PLACE in the health care of the citizenry. Every attempt to “fix it” will be just as problematic.
IMO, they need to repeal it and stop. During the chaos period, healthcare providers can come up with reasonable cash payment plans, and the poor will have to rely on charities, which is the way it always used to be, before Big Gov’t inserted itself into what is none of its business.
The larger problem this nation faces is, the gov’t is now filled with communists/muslims/traitors. Attempts to restore America back to its proper form will be nixed by out of control, arrogant judges who are ignorant of Constitutional principles. Half the population is actively working to overthrow the President and install their communist gov’t dream.
I don’t think things are going to end well.