Why It Will Be Hard to Repeal Obamacare

[elleng]

'Republicans plan to repeal much of the
Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred
to as Obamacare. But the law’s parts are
interdependent, and removing some aspects
while keeping others will be very difficult.'>>>

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/03/us/politics/why-it-will-be-hard-to-repeal-obamacare.html?

[Hoyt]

1. They can't repeal it. They'll change it so that it's no longer Obama's plan. But We know the truth.

[PoliticAverse]

2. Who thinks they want to repeal it? The mandatory insturance purchase plan was proposed...

by Republicans.

See: http://healthcarereform.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004182

And you don't need 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate, that problem can be bypassed
at any time, just like Harry Reid did.

[elleng]

3. They've said 'repeal' for years,

notwithstanding the actual FACT you mention.

[PoliticAverse]

4. Well sure they did, when they knew all their repeal efforts definately couldn't succeed.

It's a game that's played, you know.

[elleng]

5. Yes, they're very good at playing games.

We need to do some too, and more important, should pay attention to EXPERTS, like Professor Lakoff:

http://www.alternet.org/story/155912/lakoff%3A_why_conservatives_sell_their_wildly_destructive_ideology_better_than_democrats

[DeltaLitProf]

6. Cold comfort

The authors do not take into account that during Republican presidencies, the thought of increased costs or inflating the budget deficit is never a factor in the decisions a Congress of the same party makes. Eliminate the individual mandate? Eliminate the taxes? So what. Wasn't it Dick Cheney who said "Screw it, Reagan proved deficits don't matter?"

And the Republican Congress will have no trouble doing away with the filibuster or using the budget reconciliation process to send through legislation. They'll always be able to count on Joe Manchin to cross the aisle if any of the moderate Republicans left in the Senate blanche at doing away with the filibuster.