Thursday, July 27, 2017

Repeal and Replace, or not

What an absolute disgrace the Republican Party is at the moment - the way they are trying to shove through any healthcare bill they can, regardless of the consequences it will have on millions of Americans (and, ironically, the Americans who will be affected most are those who voted Republican).  For a party that controls Congress, the manner they are going about it is disgusting and desperate - no doubt egged on by a President who is desperate to take attention away from his own troubles.  Even within their own party, they are utterly incapable of satisfying both the moderates and far rights - hence this horrible stripped down bill that satisfies nobody and only creates more uncertainty.  The fact that they've tried to develop the bill behind closed doors just goes to show how shamed and/or embarrassed they are about it.  As someone who gets their health insurance through work, it doesn't really impact me directly - but that's not to say that my situation could easily change down the line.  But for a party that that protested against Obamacare so vehemently, it is sad that they are totally incapable of coming up with a suitable replacement.

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