XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: pothead@snakebite.com   
      
   On 2025-12-16, Governor Swill  wrote:   
   > On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:31:46 -0000 (UTC), pothead   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 2025-12-15, Governor Swill  wrote:   
   >>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:10:29 -0000 (UTC), pothead wrote:   
   >>>>On 2025-12-11, phoenix  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>> What of the inefficiency? ACA was a first stab at universal   
   >>>>> healthcare... You can't expect to create an efficient & comprehensive   
   >>>>> holistic safety network in one attempt. This is medical science and   
   >>>>> needs an update. Taxpayer money is bleeding out into the hands of   
   >>>>> bureaucratic intermediaries. When can we expect ACA II, or some other   
   >>>>> improving revision?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Well stated.   
   >>>>IMHO the ACA is a decent start but it needs to be purged of   
   >>>>corruption and insurance company self interests. And the   
   >>>>typical incompetent, self serving bureaucracy needs to be   
   >>>>flushed so the program can reduce overhead and costs.   
   >>>   
   >>> The Republicans certainly aren't going to do it.  They've had 15 years   
   >>> to pass "ACA Mk II".  Instead, they've legislated bits an pieces of   
   >>> cancellations which have only increased costs and overhead in their   
   >>> repeated attempts to gut it.   
   >>>   
   >>>>And the republicans need to get off their buns and present a better   
   >>>>for the people, concise alternative.   
   >>>   
   >>> Now, you KNOW that is never going to happen.  They've had 15 years to   
   >>> do it.  And, truth be told, ACA is based on a Heritage Foundation   
   >>> model first implemented by Republican Mitt Romney when he was Governor   
   >>> of Massachusetts.   
   >>   
   >>We shall see what happens.   
   >   
   > We've been "seeing what happens" for fifteen years.  Do you really,   
   > seriously think Trump or the GOP will come up with an effective health   
   > care overhaul?   
   >   
   >>>>HSA and/or giving the money subsidizing the ACA is not a solution   
   >>>>at all.   
   >>>   
   >>> HSA is not "giving money" or subsidizing ACA.  You might want to learn   
   >>> about these things if you're going to critique them.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>HSA and/OR SUBSIDIZING ACA.   
   >>   
   >>So either or.   
   >>HSA for the people.   
   >>Subsidizing the ACA the government.   
   >>   
   >>Or BOTH alternatives.   
   >   
   > Sorry, my misread.   
      
   NP.   
   I do it all the time.   
   It's just the way things are in a half duplex enviornment.   
      
      
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   pothead   
      
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   but then are shocked and offended to discover that there   
    are other views.   
      
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