re: Why did Trump support these crap health bills?

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an uneducated voter base

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Here we go. FYI, some of the people that I know that don't have college degrees have exponentially more sense than others that do. Most education is based on specific functions like engineering, business, etc. It doesn't make them an all around more intelligent person, since experience is more valuable than education anyway. Buddy of mine has a PhD in business and will admit I know way more than he does because I've actually ran a couple. Academia does more brain washing than anything now.

shite, have you talked to these college grads of the last 10 years? 95%+ have serious shite for brains, and can't think for themselves.

You just earned yourself an honorary PHD in Butthurt.

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uneducated voter base

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I voted for Trump and my buddy with a PHD says I'm smarter than me hur dur"

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I have a college education as my buddy who I referenced and we both voted for Trump FYI. I don't mind bragging that my experiences are more valuable than someones education.

And how can I be smarter than myself? When you try to make fun of someone, try not to sound like an idiot.

Demigod Emperor is never wrong.

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Why did Trump support these crap health bills?

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because Trump doesn't understand Healthcare

flush out the GOP cucks so he could primary them.

He meets regularly with the freedom caucus. They are part of the dog and pony show. He knows/controls what they are doing. It allows him to play nice with the cucks and see who is legit and who is stupid enough to want to continue obamacare.

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Why did Trump support these crap health bills?

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1. He is not tied ideologically to the true path on healthcare, which is the removal of government intervention.

2. Healthcare is seen as needing to be done in order to get tax reform done.

3. It is such a contentious issue that the only possible way for it to happen is with strong support from him.

ETA: MAGA forever

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“He basically said, if we don’t do this, we’re in trouble,” said one person briefed on the meeting. “That we have the Senate, House and White House and we have to do it or we’re going to look terrible.”

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Why did Trump support these crap healthcare bills?

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First, I completely agree, both versions were crap and weak attempts at actual reform.

I think he supported the bills because in a sense it's a no lose game for him with his base and the ACA is very much disliked legislation. If they do pass reform, any at all, he gets the win for doing something to Obamacare. If they don't pass after he's thrown his full weight of support behind the efforts, called members of congress to a joint meeting with him, praised those responsible for making the efforts, it's seen as their fault, not his and opens the door for them to be primaried in mid-terms. Personally I think that's a dangerous game to maintain republican majority, but at the same time it may be an efficient way to drain the swamp of establishment republicans, if only marginally.

He's a businessman. He has a documented ego, which ALL successful people on his level of business and politics now, have whether or not you see it publicly. He values winning and results. Healthcare was probably seen as the easiest victory through congress, so he started there to build momentum and support. How many times did republicans vote to repeal the ACA under Obama, when it didn't matter? He's played their game against them and allowed the republicans to hang themselves.

This failure at repeal rests with congress not him. Either way, he's won something.