G.O.P. Health Law Insures Fewer People, Nonpartisan Review Shows
WASHINGTON — The House Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act
would cause 24 million people to lose health insurance within a decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said on Monday.
Republicans had been bracing for what was almost certain to be a bleak accounting of the legislation’s projected effects. The American Health Care Act, as Republicans call their bill, was already facing widespread criticism from providers of health care, some conservatives, and a united Democratic Party. The numbers released Monday will only make it more difficult for Republicans to explain why their legislation would bring positive change to the country’s health care system.
In recent days, Democrats had criticized Republicans for pushing the health care bill through two House committees last week before the Congressional Budget Office had weighed in, saying it was irresponsible to begin considering legislation without a firm grip on its potential costs and ramifications.
“Republicans are racing their disastrous health bill forward before the C.B.O. can expose its consequences to the American people, but they can’t hide from the facts forever,” the House Democratic leader, Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, said last week.
The C.B.O. produces a variety of budget and economic analyses, including deficit projections, legislative options for lawmakers confronting the nation’s most vexing problems, and cost estimates for legislation. Its director, Keith Hall, was appointed in 2015 by congressional Republicans, and it has maintained respect for its objective analysis.
But with an unfavorable analysis expected, Republicans from the White House to Capitol Hill began to undermine the credibility of the budget office’s numbers last week and kept it up through the weekend.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politi...ows/ar-AAohbsf
I'm beginning to understand now why Trump has the name he does: he "trumps" Obama at every turn in terms of stupid decisions. Trump has Obama beaten..........in the "who can be the stupidest president?" contest.
The problem here is one that's rather obvious: Trump, despite his ego and arrogance, feels quite insecure deep down. It's a fact of life that bullies often attack things they don't understand. Why? Because they view the unknown as a threat. Despite all his attacks, I genuinely believe that Trump, on some unspoken (and in some cases, spoken) level fears Obama/knows deep down that Obama is a better person than him.
I'm not bashing Trump, either--this is my genuine opinion of his thought process. He seems to be making a POINT of doing a 180 on most of Obama's policies and is rushing these orders out, left and right, with seemingly little to no review from his end. It all shows: from the hasty dealing of his original travel ban to the hasty deportations. Everything about Trump is all about "being 'the man'" in everything. The man is literally stumbling over himself. He attacks every little criticism against him like a spoiled, petulant child who's mad at his brother for taking his toy away.
Anyone remember that show "Dinosaurs"? For anyone that does, this line will make perfect sense: "I'm da baby! Gotta love me!" That's the impression I get from Trump here.
REGARDLESS of whether or not you agree with his policies--REGARDLESS of whether or not you support/don't support him...the man should NOT be attacking every single agency/person who criticizes him (you're a leader now--this stuff comes with the territory whether you like it or not--grow the F**K up already!), should NOT be standing idly by and saying NOTHING as hate crimes and white supremacist incidents rise in the country (Did he even condemn that Indian man's MURDER by that racist F**K?) and should NOT be flapping his mouth off nonstop on twitter.
I don't care if people like his policies. That's your prerogative--but there is NO excuse for the man flapping his mouth off on twitter all day long. You're a PRESIDENT--BE presidential!
Trump reminds me of a loudmouth relative at a Christmas dinner table--the relative everyone hates--who runs their fat mouth for the entire meal, not caring or regarding what other people think of them. That's what he's like--he acts like he's at home at his own table. He fails to conduct himself like a man of intelligence and respect.
Some people ask this question: "Why are you disrespecting this man? He is your president!" We disrespect him because he doesn't ACT like someone deserving of respect. You want respect? You have to GIVE it. Walking around with "President" as your title doesn't give you some free pass to just act any way you wish. You can do that all you'd like but don't expect people to respect you for it.
That's how I feel, anyway.
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