ObamaCare is, and always has been, an unworkable monstrosity which the public (other than those who get heavy subidies or a free ride) never wanted.
Now, Donald Trump is coming into office after saddling himself with a pledge to repeal it.
I say “saddled” not because it is worth saving, but because it is there, and – whether by choice or compulsion – millions of people have it.
There is no realistic way, therefore, that ObamaCare can unilaterally be repealed. All that can be done is a revamping of ObamaCare to make it more functional/logical/intelligent.
Lots of luck on that one, Mr. Trump.
Here is the great Investors Business Daily political cartoonist Michael Ramirez’s take on the situation:
That pretty much says it all.
ObamaCare was built on lies – “you can keep your doctor”, “you can keep your current insurance”, “the average family will save $2,500 a year” among others.
And now, with Democrats – the same Democrats who forced ObamaCare down our throats – making it clear they will attack every effort, Donald Trump and Republicans have to do whatever they can to improve this steroidal disaster.
Low though my expectations may be, I wish them well on the effort.
I read this proposal at Power Line in the comments. It sounds good.
Dafydd Abhugh
All right, I’ll throw my head into the ring.
The core problem of Obamacare is that it’s a mandate: If the government says that you must switch to Obamacare, then you must switch.
So what if Republicans and some Democrats (those who’s constituents are fed up with the ACA) made just one change to Obamacare: Remove the mandate. That is, the rest of the act can stay, but no one will be forced to suffer through it if he doesn’t want it.
Obamacare need not be “repealed;” if you like your Obamacare, you can keep your Obamacare!
But you will have many other options — all the other ideas that the GOP tried to get included, but which the Democrats vetoed: Medical savings accounts; catastrophic care for the young and healthy; treating most medical procedures as a “maintenance contract” instead of insurance (i.e., signing up directly with a Health Care Co-Op that cuts insurance out altogether); issuing insurance policies to anybody in any state; or any other creative means to get health care to those who need it, without shoving one particular (and onerous) government mishmosh down people’s throats.
Yes, it’s complicated by the many different states that have unique rules and regulations. Again, however, the core specifics of Obamacare would be unchanged; they could simply be *bypassed*, unless the insured really wants to keep it.
That is my modest proposal.