No one should be surprised that the Affordable Health Care Act is in trouble - the fact that the congress sabotaged universal health care and substituted the hack job AHCA to placate Republicans and the insurance industry is really to blame for its failings. Yes, the website developers were incompetent, but allowing states to opt out of funding for accessing state insurance exchanges locally was a recipe for disaster. This plan was strewn with land mines. One of Obama's biggest mistake was adopting the nomenclature "Obamacare" - a term that was meant to ridicule the law that was not, in fact, the universal health care plan he advocated, but basically garbage legislation with built-in weaknesses.
As usual, a great lineup of relevant cartoons. I have such great respect for those geniuses who produce them week after week. Of course, the Star Trib's Sack is my favorite but Horsey is really great too.
No one should be surprised that the Affordable Health Care Act is in trouble - the fact that the congress sabotaged universal health care and substituted the hack job AHCA to placate Republicans and the insurance industry is really to blame for its failings. Yes, the website developers were incompetent, but allowing states to opt out of funding for accessing state insurance exchanges locally was a recipe for disaster. This plan was strewn with land mines. One of Obama's biggest mistake was adopting the nomenclature "Obamacare" - a term that was meant to ridicule the law that was not, in fact, the universal health care plan he advocated, but basically garbage legislation with built-in weaknesses.
ReplyDeletechortle! that last one was a danger to my coffee. :-)
ReplyDeleteAs usual, a great lineup of relevant cartoons. I have such great respect for those geniuses who produce them week after week. Of course, the Star Trib's Sack is my favorite but Horsey is really great too.
ReplyDelete@ Ms Sparrow
ReplyDeleteI know, I love Horsey!
That last one is hilarious. I actually waited for it to load (just a second, but it got me).
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