The "Affordable Care Act" is training wheels for us to go on single payer
health care. It does some good things, but for those who earn money beyond the
subsidies, the health care costs are painful where its just as hurtful as actual
taxes which leads to the movement to repeal it. For a family making 126k a year
it would be like 12.9% of their income and the deductables would be super high
which makes health insurance pointless.
The affordable care act should not be repealed unless we have a viable system th
at helps people with pre-existing conditions.
We could look into a hybrid system where all citizens get Medicaid as what they
do in Australia, and then people can pay for private health insurance.
I know the progressives want single payer, but unless we pay down our budget def
icit a bit, I do not feel comfortable with the start up costs.
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