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> You have to wonder how long 'Obamacare' is going to last now with a Republican president, congress and senate... I don't think the Republicans have enough p
by privong 10y ago
> You have to wonder how long 'Obamacare' is going to last now with a Republican president, congress and senate...
I don't think the Republicans have enough people in the Senate to block filibusters. So I assume the Democrats will use the filibuster to block repeals of the healthcare law.
- dangoor 10y agoNYTimes has an article describing how they can effectively dismantle large portions of Obamacare: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/upshot/the-future-of-obamacare-looks-bleak.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/upshot/the-future-of-obama...
- r00fus 10y agoWhy in the world would the GOP ever leave the filibuster in place? Mitch will remove it at the beginning of the 115th Congress. Boom. Now Obamacare can be repealed with simple majority. I bet you dollars to donuts that insurance prices, however, will not go back down to pre-Obamacare prices. Because profits.
- drakonandor 10y agoThe fact that prices went up at all shows there is a huge problem. We're already paying more than anyone else in the world, why can't we get something for our money instead of having to pay even more?
- noir_lord 10y agoBecause politicians don't represent you, they represent the people paying their bills. Sounds simplistic but if you look at the system as a whole, ask who its benefitting the most, doesnt seem to be the electorate. We have the same problem in the UK, it got us Brexit and you folks Trump. As Michael Moore said when he predicted a trump win, "It's the biggest fuck you they can send".