OPINION: To the GOP on Obamacare: This spud’s for you
Noting growing concerns about inherent flaws in the complex structure of Obamacare -- formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- libertarian
Nice try.
Though it carries the name of a former Democratic president, Obamacare isn't a scalding russet alternately burning the palms of lawmakers who don't want to own the program. It's a steaming glop of mashed potatoes piled on the plates of the
They ordered it. They now have to eat it. And that's no chive.
Yes,
After Obama signed the act in 2010,
But accompanying these remonstrations and obstructions were assurances:
We have better ideas. We know how to expand necessary coverage to the poor, protect against medical bankruptcies and offer low-cost preventive services without making a hash of the existing system of private insurance provided largely through employers. If only we could root out those dastardly
The 2016 Republican presidential candidate,
It was a big part of Trump's pledge to "Make America au Gratin Again," and although he was maddeningly vague on the details, voters, particularly white, blue-collar voters living on a shoestring, believed him.
They elected Trump and
Trump did not, of course, move to repeal Obamacare on
"Good gravy!" I imagine
I'll tell you what's uncomfortably hot: the seats in which
As an aside, I'd recommend the butter of a single-payer,
Am I done, at last, with the potato jokes?
Eye yam.
How
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