Republicans lied about healthcare for years, and they're about to get the punishment they deserve

[NeoConsSuck]

It's hard to decide which would be the more politically damaging outcome for Republican politicians: passing the American Health Care Act, and therefore owning the premium increases and coverage losses it would cause; or not passing the bill, and therefore failing to do anything that can be framed as "repealing Obamacare."

Each option is a political nightmare for Republicans for the same reason: Each would amount to an admission that Republicans cannot deliver what they have promised for years on healthcare.

For years, Republicans promised lower premiums, lower deductibles, lower co-payments, lower taxes, lower government expenditure, more choice, the restoration of the $700 billion that President Barack Obama heartlessly cut out of Medicare because he hated old people, and (in the particular case of the Republican who recently became president) "insurance for everybody" that is "much less expensive and much better" than what they have today.

They were lying. Over and over and over and over, Republicans lied to the American public about healthcare.

http://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-ahca-health-care-obamacare-2017-3

[hurple]

1. No

They won't.

They've lied about everything for years, but they just continue to get re-elected term after term.

[Skittles]

2. in the past, repukes have not been called out on their lies

that seems to be changing with the Liar-in-Chief Trump in charge

[Stuart G]

3. Great Post...Outstanding Artcicle.. Shows How Republicans Lie...Recommend to all

and Lie, and Lie on Health care...and then lie some more.............

and now, the lies come home, and the punishment is at hand....

[Lyricalinklines]

4. I think the Republicans will pass a repeal and I agree they've lied

for, well, EVER about their intentions of putting in place national health care.

They've had 7 years to come up with a better plan, at the very least. They've referred to a plan they have in the works during the last 7 years, yet their proposal, as I see it, reflects nothing of 7 years of work. It's essentially what voters said they wanted remaining and the rest is what will serve corporations, insurance companies and those who don't need subsidization. Members differ on opinions when quizzed on various parts of the proposal, which I see as there's obviously no clear stream of thought/plan that would occur when working a plan over a long time period from inception to the proposal offered. There's not one member who's said what they've seen worked, what they could see didn't work and why and what the thought process is or was in theory. They hastily pasted it together when they saw they were being called to action on their words. I hear them state only "Obamacare doesn’t work" "Obamacare is going to fail" and the like. Nothing demonstrating contrasting points that argue for and against.

But, sadly, I see hatred and fear driving their actions rather than a belief in something to help the greater commonality, and certainly their passion is geared more toward what they CAN'T ALLOW. And the bottom line is helping those who have money, keeping those with money pacified and covering each others A$$ within it all.

I believe the Republicans will eliminate health care for millions and that people will die as a result.

[Grizzled Ol Granddad]

5. I Hope So

But I'm not uncorking any champagne tonight!