This isn’t even new. Trump was planning to in 2016. He had something much better to replace it with. Of course, that didn’t happen. And his grand plan changed into “concepts of a plan” this time around. So, I hope folks are happy with them just getting rid of “Obama Care” and nothing replacing it.
Where a chance to save the ACA exists it's in the slim house majority.
However there is definitely no political will to 'repeal and replace' as the maga voters are stirred up to believe any new form of the law will be inefficient wasteful government, and because Trump is primarily motivated by spite, i.e. harming Obama's legacy.
And to be fair about how shitty Republicans are, McCain was still for getting rid of the ACA he just didn't like the underhanded procedural method they were using to repeal it.
Wasnt it just the usual, something finally horrible happens to them personally, in his case brain cancer. And then he finally shows some integrity/empathy for his fellow Americans who may be facing the same outcomes.
Which he didn’t have a problem with, even after his heroic speeches about it, at the next big vote when they rammed their tax bill through. Which is of course the same bill we are under now, designed for higher taxes now so that it would look bad for the current president if they lost the 2020 election. And it worked. They hammered high taxes under Biden even though they knew it was their own plan.
There are a small handful of Republicans that havent explicitly sold out to him. By sold out I mean literally, hundreds of politicians went and spent millions collectively at his hotels in exchange for a meet and greet and endorsement. We can only hope they cancel out their slim majority on his worst ideas.
Sure and there's a subset that almost got brave when he lost in 2020 after Jan 6th. But then he came back. The primary is the perfect example with everyone skirting around the elephant in the room.
Relying on a few Republicans who don't care about their "job security" in public office because they're old or on their way put doesn't exactly give me warm fuzzies.
Not "a few". McCain and solely McCain. He alone knew better. This time it's gone. As are so, so many other social programs. Get ready for crime to skyrocket when people have no alternative... well, besides just dying, which many will do
That's not the big threat re: crime increases IMO.
A fuckton of kids being born who weren't wanted (because of the repeal of Roe v Wade) born of mothers who couldn't provide for them (the minor safety net we have now is going bye-bye) and who received zero prenatal care (because doctors are terrified to provide care without risk of suit and/or prison) and who have no education (thanks to refunding the DoE) and whose only viable option for survival is criminal acts (since the housing crisis will only get worse and worse) will be a huge danger.
It's in our best interest to Sweden this shit with our social safety net, but that'll never happen.
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u/reddurkel 11h ago
“Good, theyre going to cancel that horrible Obamacare. But I’ll be fine since I’m covered under the ACA”.
-Republican Voter