Repeal ACA...a how-to guide

[kramerfan86]

They'll pick off the unpopular pieces because those are the pieces democrats will be willing to jump on, but the long term question is if they get rid of things like the device tax or the mandate than how will the law still pay for itself?

 

[FriendlyFire]

than how will the law still pay for itself?

Tax cuts and more deregulation.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

That and the mandate. More likely they will carve pieces off, some to fix, some for disposal. Eventually they may get a workable plan.

It will be interesting to see the first year premium adjustments. They were held up til after the election, just past. According to the debate, premiums should be significantly lower. I'm not holding my breath til it happens.

J

J...this 'carve pieces off' idea sounds interesting. Given that pretty much all of the involved factions are basically 'balanced forces' how do you think the Republicans can perform this carving without the whole thing blowing up?

For example, you suggest the mandate as a first thing to go, but without the mandate the vast majority of the package becomes basically meaningless since it is fundamentally a giant 'group rate' scheme based on 300 million participants. Without the mandate to produce the size of the group the medical insurance industry has no incentive to cooperate in any aspect, and probably wouldn't. They would also very rightly feel that they had been screwed out of everything they have thus far put in, and demand compensation.

Seems to me like this 'cut a piece here and a piece there scheme that you say 'may eventually produce a workable plan' is far more likely to produce a complete collapse...and far sooner than 'eventually'.

They'll pick off the unpopular pieces because those are the pieces democrats will be willing to jump on, but the long term question is if they get rid of things like the device tax or the mandate than how will the law still pay for itself?

Late to the party Mr K.

There is some concern though, since Republican led governments are notorious for doing stuff without any provision for paying for it other than massive deficit spending. They may very well just go that way again.

 

[bhsup]

But isn't that okay? All the economic types on here keep telling us deficits are cool.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

But isn't that okay? All the economic types on here keep telling us deficits are cool.

And I'm one of them. I just get irritated at the hypocrisy of it. How the Republicans can talk about 'tax and spend Democrats' when they are the party of don't tax, spend even more just gets on my nerves.

 

[kramerfan86]

Yea look at what Brownback has done to Kansas for a sterling example of the republican deficit mindset.

 

[onejayhawk]

They'll pick off the unpopular pieces because those are the pieces democrats will be willing to jump on, but the long term question is if they get rid of things like the device tax or the mandate than how will the law still pay for itself?

It never did. Typical Washington smoke and mirror projections. That is a big part of the problem.

Yea look at what Brownback has done to Kansas for a sterling example of the republican deficit mindset.

His approach would make sense if the money stayed in the local economy. There was never any chance of that.

J

 

[FriendlyFire]

Yea look at what Brownback has done to Kansas for a sterling example of the republican deficit mindset.

Well Brownback is doubling down on taxcuts and slashing education budget.
Anyday now, lots of jobs and more lots of tax income just keep slashing those taxes, it will trickle down any day now.