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brooklynite

(94,302 posts) Fri Mar 24, 2017, 02:55 PM Mar 2017

Here come the AHCS excuses...

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Here come the AHCS excuses... (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2017 OP

But they need the "savings" AHCA had on the deficit to pay for tax reform. tammywammy Mar 2017 #1

Response Caliman73 Mar 2017 #2

(not so much of a "closer" either, evidently). . . n/t annabanana Mar 2017 #3

Revisionist history, lol. Trump had promised ACA repeal on Day One. pinboy3niner Mar 2017 #4

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

1. But they need the "savings" AHCA had on the deficit to pay for tax reform.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:02 PM

Mar 2017

Losing this fight puts them in a weakened position for so-called tax reform later.

Caliman73

(11,722 posts)

2. Response

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:02 PM

Mar 2017

So the Trump is not the leader that he claims to be. If he wanted to do tax reform first why isn't tax reform being done first? One of only 2 possible answers. 1) He is lying (VERY likely) to avoid looking bad for failing to pass his bill. 2) He is weak and ineffectual and his own party, which he is the leader of, does not respect him.

Those are the only possible reasons were are looking at a failing Trumpcare bill and not a failing Trump tax plan right now.

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

3. (not so much of a "closer" either, evidently). . . n/t

Reply to Caliman73 (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:03 PM

Mar 2017

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

4. Revisionist history, lol. Trump had promised ACA repeal on Day One.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 03:12 PM

Mar 2017

WH insiders now telling reporters Trump wanted to do tax reform but Ryan convinced him to go with health care first.

After tax cuts will be infrastructure, which has now been pushed to after the August recess.

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