After three years of debate, the Supreme Court ruled
the Obama care constitutional. For the Democratic Party it was a big victory
while Republicans were not satisfied by the Supreme Court decision. Whether you
are Republican or Democrat it is very important to understand that it is very
difficult for lower income people to afford regular health insurance. After Republicans
were defeated last summer they began to form committees within the party so
they can repeal the Supreme Court decision. Most of the Republicans claim that
Obama Care is Unconstitutional. As of today President Obama health care is on
trouble.
Democrats
promised that Obama Care would create jobs, lower health care cost in which
Republicans thinks that the Obama Care would harm the economy. According to the
Republicans, the Obama Care would raise health care spending by $580 million;
and 7 million people their
employer-sponsored health care over a decade.
For
Republican Obama care is no longer a health care issue instead it had become
political issue. In order for the Obama Care to be repeal, Republican senator
from Kentucky McConnell mention that republicans have to take back control of
the senate in the past election. Senator McConnell was hoping that the Republican
Party would control both the white house and the senate in order to appeal the
Supreme Court ruling. However, that’s not what happened. Obama was re-elected
again and Democrat Party still controls the senate. However, after the election
was over Republicans didn't stop to criticize the Obama Care and came up with
new different ways of repealing it. According to Republican senate Hatch, there
are 34 Democrats have joined the Republican in challenging the Obama Care and
are trying to repeal the Obama Care’s medical –device tax. What is surprising
is that some of the Democrat senators are now opposing the Obama Care. More
than half of the Democrat senators vote to repeal the Obama Care. Thursday
night the senate voted to 79-20 to repeal a 2.3% sales tax on medical device. However,
the problems that Republican are facing toward this is that while their want repeal
the whole Obama while Democrat Senators only want repeal some part out.
As of right now it hard for Republicans to repeal
Obama Care, if there are seriously of repealing Obama care then they have to
take back the senate in 2014 election and win the white house two years after
in 2016. In order for Republican to take back the senate they have to win half a dozen seats, Whether or
not is going to be easy for them to do all of that is debate. To show how
seriously Republicans are on repealing Obama Care, Representative Michelle
Bachmann said that Obama Care will kill people. She said that “We’re here
because we’re saying let’s repeal this failure before it literally kills women,
kills children, kills senior citizens. Let’s not do that. Let’s love people,
let’s care about people. Let’s repeal it while we can”. Whether or not
Republican would be successful to repeal it, they need to keep in mind of
45,000 Americans die every year because they don’t have money to afford health
insurance from private companies.
References:
Scheer, Robert, ed. "Bachmann Says Obamacare Will Kill You, Fey Revives Palin Impression, and More." Death by Obamacare (n.d.): n. pag. 21 Mar. 2013. Web. 4 Apr. 2013.
ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, RICARDO. "Senate Democrats Vote To Repeal Obamacare Tax."WASHINGTON (2013): n. pag. 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 3 Apr. 2013.
Frates, Chris. "National Journal." The Secret Republican Plan to Repeal 'Obamacare'(2013): n. pag. 27 Mar. 2013. Web. 3 Apr. 2013.
2 comments:
Health Insurance copanies must line the Republicans pocket. Republicans seriously need to stop complaining about Obama Care and form a plan that can replace it. They only way republicans will start to have success again is if they show they care about the issues people face. I feel that republicans are out of touch and out of date with the people. Its sad that millions of people don't have health insurance and our elected officals want to argue about it and not solve anything. I'm personally glad to see sometime of legislative action pass because its been long overdue by decades. I'm not saying Obama Care is a fix just saying atleast its something.
Health insurance is and has been a tough debate, one that if you ask me has been blown out of proportion, many other countries have been able to figure it out, why are we not there yet?
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