Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional

"A federal judge in Texas said on Friday that the Affordable Care Act's individual coverage

mandate is unconstitutional and that the rest of the law therefore cannot stand.

 I see where it took a Texan to finally do what was correct and lawful. And, of course California, the land of fruits and nuts, would be the first to appeal. Obeymecare is finally on the way out. 

From what i’ve read the court’s ruling has a very weak chance of standing on appeal.    but have at it,

we just finished an election where healthcare was the public’s top issue.   they were more than a bit upset that the second part of ” repeal and replace”   was strangely absent from the republican platform.     and Trump’s better healthcare system that would ”cover everybody and be way cheaper” amounted to a tweet where he confessed ”who knew healthcare could be so hard”

there is only one party that has lifted a finger to address the dysfunctional healthcare system in this country.    not liking their solution isn’t going to get the republicans very far going forward.    But if they want to keep pointing to an empty box thats fine by me.   More votes for Dems

happy holidays

Obeymecare promises; 1) will cost no more than your cell phone does per month, 2) you can keep your Doctor, 3) You will be able to keep your healthcare plan, 4)lower your premiums per family by up to $2500 per year,5) no family making less than $250,000. per year will see their taxes increase. Yeah, the "only one party" that "lifted a finger" really did a great job- of extorting money from those who work so that those who don't get FREE healthcare. As for the "empty box" statement - the "empty box" is the box that is full of Democratic lies - that is why the "box" is empty - from the truth. Meanwhile PJ, just keep writing those ever increasing health insurance checks - the freeloaders enjoy sucking off of the government tit that you keep funding with your money.

So,  David, enlighten me as to the superior republican healthcare plan.     nobody else on your team can.   

for 10 years all you’ve had is how much Obamacare sucks.   see your last post.    until your party can put something out that is empiraclly better ...and explain how they pay for it...in other words, explain how consumers have better protections and lower prices and  better access....and its impact on the budget.

the Trump empty box was a bust.  the election midterms proved it....and so did the slew of republican candidates who tried to make a last ditch effort saying they supported the protections offered in the affordable care act.

America got along quite well for, what, . . . about 200 years without a "Government Healthcare Plan".

DonDiego has health insurance, . . . a group plan available as part of his retirement benefit.  It works for him.

DonDiego sees no need to cite a superior Republican plan or any other Government Healthcar Plan.  He is pretty sure any Government Healthcare Plan will cost him something in taxes and provide him little if any benefit.

It is actually a great ruling for Democrats.  The tide has turned. After the Republicans won in 2016 and the people saw how bad the actual Republican health care plans were, they didn't want anything to do with them.  Because of that new reality, a lot of Republicans ran in 2018 on all the ways they wanted to make sweet love to Obamacare and pretended they were never against it. This new ruling puts them in a difficult spot. 

And as this case works its way through the court system in time for 2020, it puts almost all Republicans in a difficult sport. You aren't going to win many votes when your party is advocating to dismantle the American Healthcare system. 

The best part is even if Republican's prevail in court, say right before the 2020 election, it simply sets the stage for Universal Single Payer because via the Republican court victory it would be unconstitutional for a health care system to be set up where people had to buy plans from private insurance companies.  I'd call that a win/win for Democrats and a loose/loose for Republicans. 

Don said, America got along quite well for, what, . . . about 200 years without a "Government Healthcare Plan".

We sure did and we also got along for years without electricity, wastewater treatment, telephones, highways, airports, metal ships, nuclear warheads and a whole host of other things. If you are good giving up all of these things, I will admit you might have a point. 

Yep, this Obamacare is a humm dinger! Most can not even afford it now! I am just middle class working citizen and mine has gone up to $980 just for my portion of my plan 80%/20% from my wife's employment! How the hell can any couple afford $2000.00 per month health care!

Obama lied or as dems prefer "misspoke" on what everyone was in for!!!!

Thanks, thanks a hellva lot!

So then whats the big problem you are trying to get rid of?

There was no shortage of people in the last election making it clear they like the fact that insurance companies cant discriminate against them because they are sick.  ...   and they like allowing their college kids to stay on their medical plan....and people on Medicaid getting access for the first time in their adult life dont want to lose it (especially in places like Apalachia where 1/3 of the population utilizes it).   And I suspect even DonDIego likes paying lower percentages of his drug costs due to the shrinking/disappearing donut hole in Medicare drugs.   Am I wrong?

So if Republicans just want to take all that away without something better to replace it - well you can expect future elections to look like the one in November.

"it simply sets the stage for Universal Single Payer" 

Back to the fantasy of single payer, without a plan to pay for the additional $3.2 trillion in costs.

Lets take on another social program when the country already has a $50 trillion unfunded deficit in Medicare.

Single payer does not address the challenge that 5% of the country utilizes 30% of the health resources

Will the 150+ million people on employer insurance want their taxes raised to get at best the same & more likely worse coverage?

Will Medicare recipients want their taxes raised to pay for someone else's insurance?

Will Americans tolerate a VA health care system, which is the current single payer model in the US?