Yep, I'd imagine Obama was in the room directing the health insurance lobbyists when they were writing Obamacare. Too bad they didn't take him up on his, "if you like your doctor you can keep it," "each family will save $2,500 per year in premiums," "No one making less than $250,000 per year will see their taxes increase," etc. ideas he had.
Honestly, what would you expect Trump to do? He's outlined his general goals for tax reform. He has the entire Democrat party, and vast majority of the Republican establishment dead set on working against. Their opposition is based entirely on a made up narrative intended to ensure a DC outsider will never try to upset the apple cart ever again.
What specifically should Trump do differently so McConnell and Ryan start actually working for the country?
There was a clear goal for Obamacare, to get more people access to healthcare. The Mass plan devised by Mitt Romey was given as a model. As long as we maintain private insurance and health networks as the primary means to pay for healthcare, nobody can promise that your doctor will remain in your health insurers network of providers.
There is nothing in the ACA that says you can't keep your doctor. Doctors make the decision to join or not join networks. That happened before Obamacare and will continue to happen as long as we maintain our model that has existed for decades. Obama was wrong to make a statement that was beyond his control.
It was mandated that everyone obtain healthcare insurance. Paying a penalty because you failed to do so is no more of a tax increase than paying a speeding ticket for being caught speeding.
I disagree with your apple cart theory. I think there are other outsiders who could come to Washington and be more accepted by either and both parties. Coming in announcing that you have all the answers, you're smarter than the Generals, you're shit doesn't stink and everyone else's does, you never make mistakes and can never admit mistakes...yeah, you're going to put some people off.
So where are your answers? We get the Repeal part of Obamacare but have no idea about the Replace part. Tax reform? What is the goal? For billionaires to play less? Want to simplify the tax codes? Bravo!
Tax code always comes down to revenue generation. If you want tax cuts then how will they be paid for? We do run a pretty big deficit.
Conservatives used to be the party that talked about the deficit and debt. I guess when Reagan spent all that time doing so and then tripled the debt that shut them all up.
What should Trump do? He said he had all the answers. Let's see his detailed plans. It looks to me like he just wants credit for doing things but no liability for the unintended consequences. He should sell us HIS plan which starts by having one. "Repeal and Replace" and "Tax Reform, you're going to love it. Bigley" isn't a plan.
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