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I know they pounded the drum of "repeal and replace" the ACA forever, but in all of these years they have no ONCE posted a draft of any legislation that would even come close to replacing the ACA.
How do Republicans even still say they have a better idea after all these years with nothing to show for it? I'm not even talking about legislation that passed, just a draft of what they're proposing. What has stopped them from opening up Microsoft Word and just writing their "better" replacement? Could it be there IS no better replacement they are interested in passing?
There are better replacements, but they tend to look like a fully government-run system, ending the profits of private insurers and major hospital operators. Those are ideologically unacceptable to the Republicans.
I agree. I can afford even today's ludicrous health care costs, but I know I'm an exception. So many of us can't. For that reason I'm a proponent of "single payer" universal healthcare that all of use can afford which is indeed better than today's ACA. However, I am well aware that is even farther away from what Republicans would want. Hence my statement that Republicans can't even produce a draft of what they deem to be better, not that I'd agree with their definition of better.