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Why Paul Ryan Is So Desperate To Vote On Obamacare Repeal Quickly
A debate could expose enough about the consequences to scare off the public and maybe Donald Trump too.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obamacare-repeal-delay_us_5862a42be4b0eb586487380d
12/27/2016 02:28 pm ET
House Speaker Paul Ryan has vowed a quick repeal of Obamacare in order to stop the damage and because things are only getting worse.
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Its possible that Ryan thinks these and similarly positive news items are irrelevant ― that the Wisconsin Republican has deluded himself into thinking Obamacare really is an unmitigated policy disaster, rather than a fairly typical government program full of pluses and minuses and the inevitable implementation complications that large reform efforts usually overcome.
Its also possible that Ryans crusade to pass repeal in January has nothing to do with policy and everything to do with politics ― that he wants Congress to vote before the rest of the country, and maybe even the president-elect, wakes up to the real-life changes such a vote would unleash.
Ryan and his allies envision a quick, surgical strike on Obamacare soon after Donald Trump takes office, via whats come to be known as a repeal and delay strategy. The idea is to eliminate Obamacares funding, using a special legislative procedure reserved for bills related to the budget, while leaving most of Obamacares coverage provisions in place for a year or two or maybe three. In theory, the more than 20 million people now relying on the program would hold onto insurance while Republicans craft their replacement scheme.
A debate could expose enough about the consequences to scare off the public and maybe Donald Trump too.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obamacare-repeal-delay_us_5862a42be4b0eb586487380d
12/27/2016 02:28 pm ET
House Speaker Paul Ryan has vowed a quick repeal of Obamacare in order to stop the damage and because things are only getting worse.
***
Its possible that Ryan thinks these and similarly positive news items are irrelevant ― that the Wisconsin Republican has deluded himself into thinking Obamacare really is an unmitigated policy disaster, rather than a fairly typical government program full of pluses and minuses and the inevitable implementation complications that large reform efforts usually overcome.
Its also possible that Ryans crusade to pass repeal in January has nothing to do with policy and everything to do with politics ― that he wants Congress to vote before the rest of the country, and maybe even the president-elect, wakes up to the real-life changes such a vote would unleash.
Ryan and his allies envision a quick, surgical strike on Obamacare soon after Donald Trump takes office, via whats come to be known as a repeal and delay strategy. The idea is to eliminate Obamacares funding, using a special legislative procedure reserved for bills related to the budget, while leaving most of Obamacares coverage provisions in place for a year or two or maybe three. In theory, the more than 20 million people now relying on the program would hold onto insurance while Republicans craft their replacement scheme.
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Why Paul Ryan Is So Desperate To Vote On Obamacare Repeal Quickly (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Dec 2016
OP
SHRED
(28,136 posts)1. He's a filthy excuse for a human
Ryan is a fraud.
MFM008
(19,816 posts)2. I dont think it will happen
But who knows.
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)3. Part if me wants all the numbknuts who voted for him to
Lose access to healthcare, and return to the emergency rooms and bankrupt them. Nothing else will get through the lies.
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)4. The Ayn Rand Worshiper and the GOP will offer no alternative
My question is how they will sucessfully blame it on Democrats.
Volaris
(10,272 posts)5. By waiting to 'replace'.
Without federal funding, premiums for REQUIRED insurance will skyrocket. As most people will then cancel or not renew, Ryan and his fellow barbarians can claim 'see, it just doesn't work we told Democrats this would happen.'
(On Edit) When this happens, we need to remind them that the backbone of what the ACA is, was the REPUBLICAN alternative to Single-Payer.