The death of obamacare

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The death of obamacare

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So now the death spiral begins. obamacare was the largest piece of legislation probably since Medicare in the 1960's, and to chronicle it's demise will be a lengthy process. Passed about 7 years ago and in effect a little over 4, most of it's major promises were broken (reduction in cost, universal coverage) and it destroyed the party that birthed it. Over half the Senators who voted for it are no longer in office. Before obamacare passed the Democrats were 60% of government, now they are 40%. Mostly due to obama's poor economy and obamacare itself.

It is probably the greatest domestic policy failure/collapse of our history.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKBN1E723K
The number of consumers who signed up for 2018 Obamacare health insurance surpassed the 1 million mark in the second-to-last week of enrollment, the government said on Wednesday, but it did not appear to be enough to grow the program.

“With just a few more days left until Friday’s deadline, we think enrollment is tracking towards a single-digit percent decline (if renewal rate holds consistent with prior years and year-over-year growth in new sign-ups seen to date is sustained), but it all comes down to an uncertain final surge,” Newshel wrote in a research note.
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obamacare was advertised as "universal coverage". It has failed completely to that end. This year marks the high water mark of enrollment, and there are almost 30 million still uninsured. It was never going to be universal coverage. And all of the people uninsured will pay the mandate tax penalty.
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Here is obama the candidate explaining why the mandate won't work. He must have had a lobotomy.

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So the mandate has failed, as obama predicted before he was for it. With the repeal of obamacare in principle this was at least 1/3 repeal of obamacare itself.

As some of you might remember, I was frustrated when the GOP couldn't repeal it before but not concern. obamacare as you remember me saying is self repealing. And we will start with the mandate.
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