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And fuking us with a plan that no politician can unfuk without comitting political suicide.
Do you really fail to see that it was a program that was given without consideration given to the cost. It was not as free as how was sold. Benefits were fine when we felt no cost. Obamacare cost was primarily postponed until a couple years back. And we still have more cost to come. Program looks very good while costs were deferred until the out years. OUT YEARS being after Obama campaigns could no longer be affected. We are now getting to absorb the cost and we now realize it is not a program we can afford. Most people with one iota of a brain knew you could not add 20 million to the insurance rolls at no cost. Actually sold that every taxpayer would actually receive a $2500 benefit. Dream, dream, dream. Actually have people still buying into it. But these people were never going to pay the increase.:smiley:
Now we have a public that received the benefit without a cost that does not want to give up the free benefit. Don't blame them they could actually lose that benefit if we repeal Obamacare. Cost be damned because those folks were never going to feel that. But, the reality is there is a trillion dollar cost and we do not want to increase taxes to pay for another benefit. Pay a trillion via additional borrowing or tax the public which takes buying power from the public and the ****** economy is extended into the "OUT YEARS". If it becomes a Clinton type tax on the rich, the rich will have to extend into the lower middle class to get enough money to fund another free benefit. Dems attempting to buy more votes via giving benefits that the country cannot afford. Nice to be old.
Not here to defend the ACA, just think the predicament the Senate Repubs and the White House is in is interesting and fun to watch. I think that what I'd call temporary no's like Capito are getting home love for opposing and could turn into permanent no's w/o substantial changes.
Lest people forget, before Obamacare happened we didn't exactly have Nirvana when it came to health care. We had a giant clusterf*** that the Republicans declined to address when they had power, which is what made Obama's story about his sick mother fighting with the insurance companies so powerful. Then Obama and the Dems got into office and did "something," as opposed to the "nothing" that was being done previously.
Notice that now the Republicans aren't advocating just repealing Obamacare and permanently going back to how things were before. At least now the Republicans are advocating doing "something." That is progress compared to ten years ago.
And before someone says that some Republicans are advocating doing nothing now and letting Obamacare do a death spiral and then putting something in its place afterwards, that is advocating to do something, albeit just not right away.
Notice that now the Republicans aren't advocating just repealing Obamacare and permanently going back to how things were before. At least now the Republicans are advocating doing "something." That is progress compared to ten years ago.
And before someone says that some Republicans are advocating doing nothing now and letting Obamacare do a death spiral and then putting something in its place afterwards, that is advocating to do something, albeit just not right away.
Something needs done ... I don't know what ...but we as a country have a problem & I would like our elected officials to fix it ...dems and repubs need to get to find a happy medium. I truly believe having a strong economy will fix the problem. Jobs that don't include McDonald's
Keep living in your fantasy world moron. What is the difference between not being able to afford to be sick and not being able to afford mandatory insurance?You left out being uninsured because of pre-existing illness.......
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