Republicans Broken Promise on Heath Care
So the Republicans asked, how do you like me now??
PRESIDENT OBAMA PROMISES MADE: Did you get to keep your health care? Did you get to keep your doctor? Did your premiums go down $2,500 per year? Did your insurance coverage at work remain the same? If you earned under $250 thousand per year did your taxes go down? President Obama said that he would not sign a bill that adds one dime to our national debt, how is that working? Have medical cost increases stopped, or are they still rising? Has Medicare been protected? President Obama said that he would sign a universal health care bill into law that would cover every American, how is that working? Obama promised that the Affordable Health Care Act will mean more choice, more competition and lower costs for millions of Americans, how is that working?
EPIC FAILURE: Led by the Maverick we all know and love, three Republicans voted NO. Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Alysia Murkowski of Alaska, and of course the MAV himself John McCain of Arizona. McCain proudly proclaimed that we three are the untouchables.
THE PROMISE: In 2010 the Tea Party supported Republicans led the way to repeal & replace. Etablishment (SWAMP) Republicans never embraced the Tea Party group. Who are establishment Republicans? I think SWAMP Republicans are the group driving 70 MPH as described by Charles Koch. In a 2015 interview, Charles Koch said that the reason he and his brother tend to support Republicans, is that the Democrats are driving the country towards a financial cliff at 100 MPH and the Republicans are only driving 70 MPH. The Tea Party and more conservative elements wish to slow or reverse course. So the swamp politicians on both sides of the isle fear the Tea Party because, it will end the career politician’s gravy train and might force them to get a job and live like the rest of us.
ALL AMERICANS: Frequently laws passed by our politicians do not apply to those same politicians. Example Obama Care. Every politician and their employees receive subsidies for their insurance. If they had to pay in the same way we have to pay there would be a true effort to repeal and replace.
BOY SCOUTS MOTTO: The Boy Scout motto is “BE PREPARED”. What does the Scouting manual say this means? This means that you are always in a state of readiness in mind and body to do your duty.
CONGRESS 8 YEARS: In 2010 Republicans said, give us a majority. Again in 2012, 2014, and in 2016 they got the majority, and the Presidency. Was Congress prepared? What was the plan?
FUTURE: The next election is the future. There will be 9 Republicans and 23 Democrat Senators up for reelection in 2018. America can choose to continue towards the financial cliff at 100, or reverse course.
ADVERTISE: The best advertisement against Obama Care will be new jobs, decent paying jobs, and simplified taxes. Americans have suffered with less than 2% growth for the past 8 years. President Obama is the first president since WWII to average less than 3% GDP, and will average about 1.5% GDP.
MIDDLE CLASS: In the past 8 years the middle class has earned less money. The middle class net worth has decreased. For the first time in 50 years 50% of the children in public schools are considered low income. Is this the new normal?
JOBS INCOME: Remember what Reagan asked, “Are you better off today than 4 years ago?” Not just increased jobs but better paying jobs, lower taxes resulting in increased growth to the middle class income and net worth. Millennials will join the conservative movement once they get a good paying job and can purchase a home.
OBAMA CARE: For now that is the law of the land. Later this year by law, some financial assistance will be required to bail out insurance companies; that is what the Obama Care law requires. How will the Republicans respond to that? I do not like bailing out insurance companies, but Obama Care requires the Federal government to subsidize insurance companies.
THE FIX: Let Obama Care implode and be prepared to withstand the negative media coverage sharing the Democratic talking points. Obama Care must be completely revoked. If the framework of the Obama Care Law remains in place, single payer is only one election away.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU READ: Be very careful what you read about single payer. Different periodicals have written about single payer etc. Follow the money and be certain that writer will not benefit from single payer. Be careful what others and social media claim are the wonderful benefits of single payer.
YOU ARE NOT THE CUSTOMER: When you go to the doctor you are not the customer, your insurance company is. You stopped being the customer when President Eisenhower signed the Revenue Act of 1954 which excluded employer contributions to employee insurance as taxable.
WANT: We do not want bail outs or government subsidies for insurance companies. We do want Congress to do what we elected them to do. We need Medicare saved and not expanded. We need more state control and less or no federal government involvement.
NOT SO BAD: After waiting 7 years it is frustrating to say the least. (REMEMBER: none of this is owned by TRUMP) When the economy begins to grow, and more people see improvement for their families America might place a majority of Conservatives in the House and the Senate.
I LIKE IT: The Republicans promised to repeal. McCain and Lisa Murkowski both promised during their campaign to repeal. Both voted against the straight repeal with a 2 year delay. I hope that nothing more is done on health care until after the 2018 elections. Surprisingly I like the way the vote ended.
America now has the chance to decide if America continues towards the fiscal cliff at 70 to 100 MPH to do we slow down and reverse course. 2018 will be interesting.