Easy, it's the republicans fault. They are being unreasonable and childish pricks.
Easy, it's the democrats fault. They are being unreasonable and childish pricks.
There's no poll yet but I think it's ridiculous neither side can compromise. Yes, there are provisions that need to be worked out but why did the ones who oppose it not only wait until the last minute but have no alternative to bring to the table. Something needs to be done with healthcare and while Obamacare isn't perfect it's a start and maybe we should give it a try and if it doesn't work, then fix it.
No one waited until the last minute...this has been an ongoing battle. Obamacare brings in too many things that are detrimental to the country to just "give it a try" when the main positives of it can be addressed in far simpler means.
So how come such a simple alternative plan wasn't brought in by republicans months or even years ago? Obamacare wasn't signed into law yesterday.
And the Dems refusing anything other than exactly what they want is not unreasonable and childish prickisness?
I said in other threads. The USA should adopt UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE as per other federations in Europe. Austria or Germany are great examples of highly functional, top tier healthcare systems.
They both consistently rank in the top 10 world's best healthcare systems and are CHEAPER both in terms of public spending % and in terms of per capita costs.
So adopting UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE (which is NOT obamacare because obamacare is mandatory insurance) would be a win for everyone.
The republicans would manage to cut costs at the federal level, something they keep saying they want to do. They'd half the costs of healthcare... huge saving.
The democrats would be happy because everyone would be insured and everyone would have access to healthcare if they truly do care about this.
And the people will be happy because their congress would do smth for once that would be in their best interest.
Hasn't Obama Care already been amended by Republicans before it became law?
You see, it's not healthcare Republicans oppose.
No only the one signed into law by a Democrat. :2razz:
Come on, you have to admit if things were different and it is the same bill but is called 'Romneycare' everyone who opposes ACA now would love it and everyone who supports it would hate it.
There's no poll yet but I think it's ridiculous neither side can compromise. Yes, there are provisions that need to be worked out but why did the ones who oppose it not only wait until the last minute but have no alternative to bring to the table. Something needs to be done with healthcare and while Obamacare isn't perfect it's a start and maybe we should give it a try and if it doesn't work, then fix it.
And the Dems refusing anything other than exactly what they want is not unreasonable and childish prickisness?
They're willing to compromise, just not on the Affordable Care Act. The republicans know they can't get a budget through that defunds that law but instead of being adults and keeping the government running, which is their job, they decide to act like children and bitch and moan.
Basically it's a spending bill that should have easily passed, but the House Republicans attached to it the defunding of Obamacare, a non-starter in the Senate. It would be as if the Senate attached an assault rifle ban to the spending bill and sent it to the House.