But it leaves ACA taxes and Medicaid expansion in place? If so, how does it possibly pass under reconciliation rules? Since merely removing mandates would cause it to cost more money, not less, thereby needing 60 votes.
Silly rabbit
Rules are for little people
It does remove some taxes, but this is about getting a bill out of the Senate and into conference with the House, so they can go on a needed vacation from all of their legislative accomplishments. Once there, they will reconcile the bills into one and present it to both chambers under reconciliation.
Thereâs no doubt that repealing the individual mandate and employer mandate are good, positive steps
Um, actually it might be the single most âworst case scenarioâ of all the ridiculous ones floated so far.
Cave #2
I suspect they get to 50 to kick this turd to conference. Seems like the most cowardly way to get out of this mess (for now) and big time.
Wonder if the insurance industry would go nuclear on them, but if they had any sense they would since that would be the worst move possible if it were to become law.
Parliamentarian could rule this a violation of reconciliation rules (and get overruled by 50 plus Pence).
Asked if simply repealing the mandate wouldâas experts have warnedâsend the individual health care market into a death spiral where only the very sick buy insurance and prices skyrocket, Cruz demurred. âThis is a legislative journey,â he said. âWe arenât there yet. We are making steady progress."
Cruz continued, âAnd, besides, journeys are so much more fun and exciting when they include chaotic death spirals.â
âChicken shitâ repeal would be a better name. Watching these folks [try] to legislate makes me appreciate Barrack Obama all the more.
If only the tax penalty for not having insurance was instead a tax credit that you donât get unless you have insurance.
âBut I hope we can do far more and provide really meaningful relief that can drive down the cost of premiums.â
translation:
i donât give a fuck about relief or premiums, since i have gobs of money and will be exempted from this shitshow anyway. i just want to make sure thereâs no trace left of that black motherfuckerâs time in office. also, killing the poors is a pretty sweet side effect.
You donât have to be a mind reader to see that Senator Cruz was afraid to answer on âdeath spiralâ. You canât lie about this anymore and the truth is damn sure not what you want to be associated with. So low life it and dodge.
Skinny Repeal works if the MSM lets the American people down. They probably will. If Americans are informed and know that skinny is just tipping the first domino in a cascade that ends with nothing they will not allow this. But if they run with the GOPâer ruse that it will save them moneyâŚitâs done.
That wouldnât stop selective purchase which cannot be if heath care is to be provided for all.
I think they can do it without reconciliation. In fact I think in the end theyâre going to gut or wipe out ACA. No ones looking at issues anymore.