Republicans to fix Obamacare: Remove Mandates,No Absurd Copays,No insurance,Regulate Hospital Costs

[J_J_]

We all know that first on the agenda is repealing Obamacare.

But that is not going to go over well now that everyone is on their new plans, and quite frankly our old system wasn't working either, not much to go back to there.

Republicans cannot now say just cancel Obamacare and go back to what we had.

So now that they are in charge, we need to make sure as they work on Obamacare, that our demands are heard and met.

Everyone thinks Republicans are stupid.

However, the reason they do not like Obamacare is the mandates, the insurance companies still in the loop, the ridiculous copays because hospital costs are absudly high.

So now the Republican party is going to have to listen to all of us, and improve Obamacare, not repeal it.

And now they have no one but themselves to blame, can't just keep pointing the finger at Dems now.

So how will Republicans fix Obamacare?

How about we demand they just shut up about repeal and give us a better plan?

[Mass]

1. I do not think this is the case. They were not able to come with a plan in the House

when they knew the plan would not be enacted. I do not think they will be able to get over their differences now that it matters.

[frazzled]

2. They can't repeal or change it

At least in any way that the president does not want.

Remember, anything they pass must be signed by the president. If he doesn't sign it (i.e., vetoes it), it doesn't happen. So chill.

PS: The Republicans don't care about "ridiculous copays." And they don't care about insurance companies being "in the loop." THey love the insurance companies. They want them to be free of government regulation. They want them to be able to raise premiums to whatever they want, and not have to spend the premiums on actual care, as is now mandated by law. Do you even understand Republicans or conservatism?

THis is pretty nutty.

[J_J_]

7. Republican leaders are fascists- I am talking about regular Republican people

Talk to Republican people, real people, they know it is insurance companies ripping them off, that is why they are so angry about the mandate.

[Johonny]

8. Real Republican people do not matter to elected Republicans

The Tea Party ran on repealing Obamacare. They will pass a Repeal of Obamacare, Obama will veto it. There will be no working compromise. They don't care about fixing the plan, the don't care what part of the plan hurts their voters, they don't care about their voter's needs. They never have. They were perfectly happy when they had government insurance and their constituents had nothing. Indeed they told their voters how lucky they were to live in a land where they had no health insurance at all. Why would people like that care about what actually concerns their constituents?

[frazzled]

9. No, you're angry

You're making "regular Republicans" out to be anti-capitalist, single-payer advocates. They're not. Real Republicans who have bought individual policies under the ACA are actually pretty happy with them.

[geek tragedy]

3. Republicans will NEVER vote to improve it, only to sabotage and erode it.

they do not care what anyone here says

[DetlefK]

4. The media would be their biggest enemy in that:

Scandal of the day: White people going broke because Republicans took away their health-insurance. How would they spin that?

Scandal of the day: White woman dies after having a back-alley abortion. How would they spin that?

Scandal of the day: Ratings-agencies threaten a further downgrade after Republicans propose a budget that would slash tax-revenue and increase the deficit. How would they spin that?

[geek tragedy]

5. you have much more faith in the media than I do. nt

[DetlefK]

6. A scandal is a scandal. Ratings are ratings.

And I specifically mentioned WHITE people.