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yeah we have a few more years yet before the turn of the tide, but I remain confident it will happen

• heavyset_go 7y ago
  I'm not sure where the confidence comes from when in 2017, Republicans in the House and Senate tried to repeal the ACA without a replacement. It's on their radar and part of their platform is removing any type of protections or public access to healthcare.
  • metalliqaz 7y ago
    but what did the president say in his recent address? he said the opposite. he said that because it's popular with his base. the republican party is now his party, and the old core ideals will be washed away. like I said, they'll call it something else. repeal obamacare and make something new that will basically be medicare for all in some shape or form. it will be a handout to the big insurance, drug, and healthcare companies, I'm sure.
    • heavyset_go 7y ago
      The president also said he had a great healthcare plan, trust him, and that he'd repeal the ACA with that great replacement. When it came time to repeal the ACA, there was no such replacement. The president says a lot of things, many of which aren't true.
      • metalliqaz 7y ago
        Yeah, I know, he's a buffoon. What's important to me is his base. Other than the evangelical vote that is single-issue (abortion), the base is essentially just "rage against the elites" and they need healthcare badly. I didn't specify before but I'm talking like 8-12 years down the line.