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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
A plan that likely costs more isn't?
A plan that was focused on cost-cutting before expansion wasn't a preferable idea? Ty's right - the Dems demanded expansion as a concession to do the cost-cutting. That was a political reality. But that doesn't mean it was a wise economic compromise.
I am unaware of any business that takes on non-revenue producing costs as part of a plan to improve its solvency. Might I be surprised that Obamacare does this? Yes. And that would be delightful. Might you be shocked in ten years to discover the plan has been an economic disaster? Yes.
Only difference in those two scenarios is we can't afford your faith being unfounded. And we could have avoided it. But we didn't.
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There is no serious Republican plan about how to control healthcare spending. Instead, the party went for short-term political advantage by committing to defending Medicare against cuts. We can't afford that strategy, either.
The Republicans in Congress understand this. They lost the battle last year. They know HCR is not going to be repealed. It's a political tactic, not a policy question anymore. It would be nice if the GOP moved on to the question of how to make HCR actually work better, but their base will not let them, so they have to continue the charade.
