Parties and dancing in the streets because finally they repealed Obamacare.
Until they realize that the health insurance they were finally able to get, that keeps them from dying, is Obamacare. (True story: TONS of Kentuckians said they loved Kynect but hated Obamacare and wanted it to burn. Kynect IS Obamacare. Jesus.)
Why can't they just fix some of the problems with Obamacare,
Because what they see as the problems are a)the subsidies, b) the taxes on the wealthy and c) mandating that an insurance policy actually cover something.
Plus I think they want to undo literally every single thing that Pres. Obama did, because they are petty, small, loathesome motherfuckers.
Yes, that can't be left out.
There's also the part where they can't actually repeal Obamacare, because they are trying to do it through the budget process, so they can only make changes to financial parts.
Everything I know about this I learned on NPR this morning. [link]
And the real issue, I think, is that Obamacare WAS the compromise! I mean, the only other place to go is to say no insurance at all.
And the real issue, I think, is that Obamacare WAS the compromise!
Right? I feel like if Republicans could fix some of the things in Obamacare that need to be fixed (one big thing is drug pricing), they would be re-elected FOREVER. Imagine campaigning on "Remember how your drugs under Obamacare used to be $700 a month, but now they're $40 a month? You know who fixed that? ME!!! Re-elect me forever!" And voters would.
But instead they just want to destroy Obamacare, which is not going to get them the votes they think it will.
The NYT has an article this morning about how it's historically been difficult/impossible to take away benefits/entitlement programs once they've been enacted.
It turns out, people like getting services! Who knew?? (Besides everyone.)
Let's get to the nanobots so I can spend all my time making up football games already.
You know the work I didn't want to do yesterday? Still don't wanna. And now I don't have google cricket.
Right? I feel like if Republicans could fix some of the things in Obamacare that need to be fixed (one big thing is drug pricing), they would be re-elected FOREVER. Imagine campaigning on "Remember how your drugs under Obamacare used to be $700 a month, but now they're $40 a month? You know who fixed that? ME!!! Re-elect me forever!" And voters would.
Hell, if they also dropped the whole "The Godless Gays are the source of all our problems!" rhetoric, that might make me vote to re-elect them.
Apparently the repeal idea has already collapsed:
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