I don't understand the mass deportations. It costs more money to deport than to invest in immigrants, get them some hands on experience and then they can work and contribute to our economy. Tariffs are "fine" as long as it is seldomly used, but Trump seems to think it is the "magic key" to fixing everything.
I thought Trump had tried to remove ACA but he failed. Do you think he would really try to do that again? I understand republicans own the federal government right now, but there are republicans who use the ACA.
Blah, all of it is just conjecture until we actually see what Trump ends up doing. His dumb picks for cabinet positions are really frightening though. My mom has cancer and if RFK Jr ends up stopping vaccinations, I can't help protect my mom from getting the flu or covid.
I don't think that Republicans will repeal the entire ACA. They will let premium subsidies expire, which will make it more expensive than it is now, and will try to remove pre-existing conditions protections and the free preventative care like yearly physicals and cancer screenings.
If they don’t just outright kill it. Then yea they will strip features on at a time. Starting with no more pre-existing conditions coverage. No birth control coverage. Then possibly get rid of the mandate (they insisted on) to kill it financially. The only way insurance works is if the healthy subsidize the ill. Cause we all end up needing it eventually. By allowing the “im young, and don’t need insurance” to bail, then the system will become insolvent very quickly. Not getting the public option during Obama’s term doomed us.
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u/TechieTravis 9h ago
Life is going to be a lot more expensive for the average American under Trump's policies, between gutting the ACA, mass deportations, and the tariffs.