Republicans really hate health care. They couldn't care less if you live or die

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Of all the political issues that divide us, health care is the one with the greatest impact on ordinary Americans’ lives. If Democrats hadn’t managed to pass the Affordable Care Act, around 20 million fewer Americans would have health insurance than currently do. If Republican-controlled states hadn’t refused to expand Medicaid and generally done as little as possible to support the act, national progress might have tracked progress in, say, California – so another 7 or 8 million people might have coverage.

You obviously know where I stand on this political divide. But I’m starting to believe that I misjudged Republican motives.

You see, I thought their behavior was cynical and strategic: They opposed Obamacare because they thought there was political mileage in scaring people about change, and also in denying Obama any successes. Oh, and their donors really hated the taxes on the rich that pay for the ACA’s subsidies. And right up through 2016 they could hope to convince voters that they had a secret plan for something much better than Obamacare.

Indeed, all of these things surely played a role in GOP health care strategy. But at this point they’ve clearly lost the political argument. In 2017, Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare made it clear to everyone that their party didn’t have any better ideas, and never did; everything they proposed would have devastated the lives of millions.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/opinion/republicans-really-hate-healthcare.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

[Freddie]

1. They keep telling us to "respect the President"

But they can’t seem to respect a legitimately passed law. Does this give them the right to throw out ANY law, just because they don’t like it? Feels that way.
I hate them with the heat of a thousand suns.

[Chin music]

2. GOPDeath Panels en masse.

They are trying to thin the herd, bc, they are the best Americans.

[KPN]

4. Exactly. And a lot of the ones they especially want to thin keep voting for them!

[KPN]

3. Krugman is too kind. Alan Grayson appears now to have been right. The GOP plan really is

for people to "Just Die".

It's hard not to suspect that this is all part of the GOP's (read Kochs') final solution for "overpopulation", i.e., too many dumb, lazy people to keep healthy and alive, and still maintain their and the 0.1-percent's massive wealth.

It sure seems this way. And the real dumb, lazy and deplorable people keep voting for them! Maybe they will wake up finally? Nah.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Well, actually, Repubs want to make sure everybody spends all their net worth...

before they die. Can't be leaving that to some undeserving poor children.

[KPN]

7. Lol. True! And what about debt service? That must create a huge dilemma for them?

[Wounded Bear]

5. They fancy themselves as pioneers living on the frontier...

and if you get sick or hurt, oh well, shit happens. It's all that 'rugged individual' bullshit. They think they're Clint Eastwood personified.

That is until something actually happens the them, and all of a sudden they're all "Life's unfair!"

[KPN]

8. Yep, they are all Bundys.