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I think the Republicans are heading for a huge failure here. You know, if it was possible for them to come up with a replacement for the ACA that would make th
by woodandsteel 10y ago
I think the Republicans are heading for a huge failure here.
You know, if it was possible for them to come up with a replacement for the ACA that would make the public and business happy, they would have laid out the whole plan years ago and would have it ready to go the day they took over the government. Instead all we are getting is a bunch of promises that they will go to work constructing such a plan and come up with it eventually.
- krapp 10y agoI'm not certain this was at all unintentional. It would have been unforgivable for the Republicans to actually cooperate with Obama on the ACA, given the vindictive and antagonistic attitude they showed him while in office. Better to sabotage the program, then run on the promise of repealing it when it's caused enough suffering. And, if that was the plan, the plan worked. The public's dissatisfaction with the ACA is what helped them take over the government. And as always, their base wants the ACA burned to the ground, and the ground salted so nothing resembling a nationalized healthcare program can ever take root in the soil of American politics again. The Republicans pay lip service to "replace" after "repeal" because despite their efforts, it turns out there are parts of the program people do like, but I don't believe for a moment that there was, or is, any intention to replace the ACA with anything comprehensive.
- woodandsteel 10y agoI agree that was the strategy. I am just saying that when they move on to the next stage, it is going to fail terribly and get business and the majority of the public mad at them. And that in turn could help lead to their losing the presidency and maybe the congress in 2020.