Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate

[NightHawkeye]

Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate

Senate Republicans have approved the repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate as part of their tax-cut bill, a major step toward ending an unpopular part of the health-care law.

“Families ought to be able to make decisions about what they want to buy and what works for them — not the government,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said, hailing the accomplishment.

“I believe if people don’t want to buy the ObamaCare insurance, they shouldn’t have to pay a tax penalty to the IRS.”

The Senate tax bill must still be reconciled with House legislation that does not include the mandate’s repeal. But that is unlikely to be a major issue, given support in the GOP conference for repealing the mandate.​

Yay.

 

[Albion]

Senate Republicans have approved the repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate as part of their tax-cut bill, a major step toward ending an unpopular part of the health-care law.​

and approved drilling in 2000 acres (that's 1/10000 of the total) of ANWAR as well!

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[HereIStand]

Good news.

 

[Winken]

Great!

 

[hislegacy]

Stands up and applauds

More promises kept from our President

Happy Dance

 

[TLK Valentine]

Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate

Senate Republicans have approved the repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate as part of their tax-cut bill, a major step toward ending an unpopular part of the health-care law.

“Families ought to be able to make decisions about what they want to buy and what works for them — not the government,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said, hailing the accomplishment.

“I believe if people don’t want to buy the ObamaCare insurance, they shouldn’t have to pay a tax penalty to the IRS.”

The Senate tax bill must still be reconciled with House legislation that does not include the mandate’s repeal. But that is unlikely to be a major issue, given support in the GOP conference for repealing the mandate.​

Yay.

Indeed -- just so long as everyone remembers that when their insurance premiums skyrocket, it's Trumpcare now... much as that portmanteau sounds self-contradicting...

 

[NightHawkeye]

Indeed -- just so long as everyone remembers that when their insurance premiums skyrocket, it's Trumpcare now... much as that portmanteau sounds self-contradicting...

LOL. Obamacare already imploded.

As for whether it gets branded Trumpcare, I predict:
1) any perceived improvement will result in the name Obamacare remaining
2) any perceived worsening will result in the media branding it Trumpcare.

Regardless, to your point, the GOP now owns Obamacare regardless of what it's called. Trump has been vocal in recent days about continuing to reform healthcare law.

 

[TLK Valentine]

LOL. Obamacare already imploded.

...because Donald and his GOP establishment took a hammer to it.

Regardless, to your point, the GOP now owns Obamacare regardless of what it's called. Trump has been vocal in recent days about continuing to reform healthcare law.

Starting yesterday. As of this moment, for better or worse, it's Trumpcare.

 

[NightHawkeye]

...because Donald and his GOP establishment took a hammer to it.

LOL, no ... the GOP simply stopped forcing people to pay for things they neither need nor want.

 

[hislegacy]

because Donald and his GOP establishment took a hammer to it.

LOL that is like saying someone broke a window on the titanic and hour after it hit the iceberg and that caused the sinking.

 

[Goonie]

LOL that is like saying someone broke a window on the titanic and hour after it hit the iceberg and that caused the sinking.

More like deliberately sailed the titanic into an iceberg.

 

[Tree of Life]

Senate GOP repeals ObamaCare mandate

Senate Republicans have approved the repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate as part of their tax-cut bill, a major step toward ending an unpopular part of the health-care law.

“Families ought to be able to make decisions about what they want to buy and what works for them — not the government,” Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said, hailing the accomplishment.

“I believe if people don’t want to buy the ObamaCare insurance, they shouldn’t have to pay a tax penalty to the IRS.”

The Senate tax bill must still be reconciled with House legislation that does not include the mandate’s repeal. But that is unlikely to be a major issue, given support in the GOP conference for repealing the mandate.​

Yay.

Yay. I wonder how long this will take to take effect in real life.

 

[discipler7]

In essence, insurance is a modern "scam" to steal money from a pool of many fearful people to pay for the very high costs of a few people's calamity. "You shall not steal".

Before 1960, insurance was not common. In this modern "scam", the insurance company takes a cut of about 30% from the pooled money since the actuarians already know the statistics and rate of such calamities, eg most deaths occur to people aged 65 or above.

Those who fear God by keeping His Law have no need to buy any non-mandated insurance, as per DEUT.28 and PROVERBS.1-3 = blessed by God with a good, healthy and long life on earth. In this earthly blessing, there is no partiality with God, ie good and law-abiding Jews, Muslims, atheists, etc will also be blessed by God.
... For Gentile Christians, they only have to keep those laws of Moses which are not a burden, especially morality laws, as per ACTS.15:24-29. They are exempted from burdensome laws, eg circumcision, kosher foods, etc.

 

[FireDragon76]

Just remember, you break it, you buy it.

 

[NightHawkeye]

Just remember, you break it, you buy it.

Yep.

Kinda like Obama with healthcare, huh?

 

[FireDragon76]

Those who fear God by keeping His Law have no need to buy any non-mandated insurance, as per DEUT.28 and PROVERBS.1-3 = blessed by God with a good, healthy and long life on earth.

Except the story of Job rebukes that sort of logic.

Insurance is about sharing risk and uncertainty, nothing more. God does not promise us wealth and prosperity in the covenant we have through Christ, and my religion frees us to be wise in our use of money.

 

[wing2000]

LOL, no ... the GOP simply stopped forcing people to pay for things they neither need nor want.

I will keep that in mind the next time I pay for the ER visits of people who refuse to purchase insurance.

 

[FireDragon76]

Yep.

Kinda like Obama with healthcare, huh?

Obamacare worked for me. It gave me some choices at a reasonable rate.

 

[badatusernames]

They've also raised taxes for the working class, middle class, and college students. They added taxes on tuition wavers and eliminated the ability to deduct student loan interested, while money spent on private jets is tax deductible. BUT WHO CARES OBAMA AND THE DEMS TOOK A HIT! /sarcasm.

 

[Hank77]

I'm extremely concerned about the CHIP program that hasn't had funding in about two months. CHIP is healthcare for children from low income working families.