re: Trump vows to replace ObamaCare with his own alternative

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Do away with all socialist health care and just fix the broken arse private system

If you don't contribute in some way then you no longer get Medicaid, Medicare, etc

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ACA was not good legislation.
There are a lot of fixes that could go into place on the private side.


But, in the real world of politics, what you’re talking about is political suicide. No contribution = no healthcare? Cut to ads of truly disabled folks (Down’s syndrome adults whose parents have died, folks with cerebral palsy, then a sweet, old grandma whose husband died 30 years ago with a broken hip asking why she deserves to be abandoned). Or in other words, it would be basically impossible to pitch what you’re saying without some exceptions. And once you allow some exceptions, you pretty much wind up back where we are by the time the pork quits being added.



I agree with the sentiment (though maybe I don’t actually mind some form of safety net given how involved I am and see quite a bit of “real” disability that isn’t self-inflicted or able to be overcome. In a “ground up, start from scratch” system, you could probably figure out a private charity system to take this on, but good luck overcoming the “death panels” and “taking care from the disabled” stigma that would be required to get the votes to overhaul without replacing with an equally bloated system.