Rand Paul scares me on defense matters about as much as McCain does (and for opposite reasons)
but on domestic and fiscal matters Paul is often RIght On
we do NOT want “replacement” we want REPEAL!
the fed govt has NO business trying to push into personal health care
and we have no business paying taxes for such unconstitutional excesses that, given the size of the fed govt and its remoteness, are bound to FAIL anywAY
“and we have no business paying taxes for such unconstitutional”
This bill repeals the taxes and the mandate. You can opt out of the whole thing and not pay a dime.
“on domestic and fiscal matters Paul is often RIght On
“we do NOT want “replacement” we want REPEAL!
the fed govt has NO business trying to push into personal health care
“and we have no business paying taxes for such unconstitutional excesses that, given the size of the fed govt and its remoteness, are bound to FAIL anyway”
BTTT
I have been much more comfortable with Paul on defense of late. I increasingly think the insanity of our overactive, current approach calls for something toward his corrective.
But he’s been heroic on this Obamacare 2.0. Still, I’d like to see the Freedom Caucus and the GOP in general advocate this simple corrective—repeal Obamacare, phase out the tax deduction for healthcare in tandem with dramatic drops in income tax rates (which could be rolled together in a single reconciliation bill this spring), and repeal the McCarron-Ferguson Act, which among other correctives for the free market would allow interstate competition. Oh, and roll back the expansion of Medicaid.
That’s it. Problem solved.