Big government is never the answer to big questions. Obamacare was rammed down the throats of the American people by Senate Democrats, who voted 100% approval against 0% Republican Senate votes, in spite of the fact that polls of the American people showed a decisive rejection of the plan. Democrats themselves admitted they did not know what was in the plan, how it would work, and what it would cost. Subsequent disclosures show that Obama and his administration lied about what it would cost, and that the only way they could get buy-in was to lie. The blatant misrepresentation by Obama stating that American families would save $2,500 per year in medical premiums and that families would be able to keep their doctors and their medical plans if they preferred was also recognized from the very beginning to be false, and should be a prosecutable offense, given the pain, suffering and cost it has caused the American people.
The problem is that once a government program is launched, no matter how ineffective or how big a failure, it only grows. Obamacare is even worse in that the cost my be so high and the failure so deep that it will collapse under its own weight. Of course rather than letting the free market repair the damage, you can be sure that Democrats will double down and insist that what is really needed is a single payer system where the people have no choice and government will control all health care in this country. We already see with the scandal plagued Veterans Hospital disaster that government is definitely not the answer if we want affordable and effective medical care, but that will not change Democrats pushing for a state run solution.
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Guess what I agree it isn’t perfect, but it has saved many lives. It needs to be the beginning point for writing a better law!
I have health insurance, just wonder if I can opt out and find another Ins. without dealing with obamacare. Thanks.
0bamacare is collapsing. Rates are skyrocketing by 30, 50, and even 100%. The large taxes will kick in that 0bama pushed back until 2017. Humana is pulling out this year. Let it fail, democrats own it.
Way to go democrats. The sad part is that many of the lemmings who support democrats are still unaware of the damage this will do to them and the country.
Lynn Christensen, no no single payer plan. Bad idea. Look what’s happening in England. Not all countries have single payers plan. The only reason it works very well in Netherlands is only because the country is still very homogeneous and has high GDP where most population contributes to taxes. That would never ever worked here. Really, really bad idea.
Why blame republicans? they had nothing to do with obamacare @ all, it’s the dems baby, lock stock and barrel, I predict there will be more republican elected in 2018 than dems
Agreed and the sooner the better. Once it does the Dems will be begging for negotiations to fix their screw up. (ACA)
Lynn Christensen hey all you got to do is go north. You will get your single payer health care you will wait a year to see a doctor and then if your over a certain age they will send your case to a review board to determine if it’s worth treating you.
Lynn, I partially stand corrected. You are right, about the insurance companies, but wethèr they were invited to the party, or forced their way in, it was still the Demicrats, who approved the whole mess!.
Guess what we have many socialized institutions in this country now. Drop those and we become a heartless country run by big corporations. We are at a cross roads now. We either make this a country for everyone or we own our souls to the company store.