-=> Mike Powell wrote to Bill McGarrity on 03-29-17 16:34 <=-

 >Find it funny all those Trumpsters are still screaming about that.  The ACA
 >was
 >signed into law on March 23, 2010 which, according to my calender, was a
hade
 >over 400 days when the previous president took the oath.  So where was it
 >'rammed down the throats' of anyone? People need to understand 'time' must be
 >put into the equation when it comes to defining 'rammed'. 64 days is more
 >inline with 'being rammed'. But alas, it's all moot now as even with a
tacked
 >deck the GOP still failed misirably... but what else is new.

 MP> But the ACA was not written up 400 days before it was voted on.  I do
 MP> remember sound-bytes of Democratic leaders asking their fellow party
 MP> members to go ahead and vote on it without reading it.

The ACA was a knock-off of RomneyCare that was in existence in MA, so the idea
was certainly there even before Obama took office in 2009.  

 MP> I agree, 64 days was not enough.  I am not exactly sure what the rush
 MP> was, other than to keep a campaign promise.  I would rather them have a
 MP> good idea of what they plan to replace it with, OR a plan that improves
 MP> the problems it has developed, VS. just chucking it out "just because."

The GOP had 7+ years to work on something that was as Trump stated, will offer
better coverage and a lower price and everyone would be covered.  Once people
realize it's not the bill that's causing the issues, it's the insurance
providers who are calling the shots.  Get their greedy little fingers out of
the equation and problem solved.  Single payer come to mind?

 MP> I know it has its problems, but a lot of money has been spent on
 MP> getting it to where it is.  I would rather see them improve it and that
 MP> money not be wasted.

Agreed.  The Trump/Ryan proposal was just a tax cut disquised as 'health?'
are.

 
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Bill

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