Obnosim wrote:
Did they give an actual reason? The only thing I've gotten from people who want it repealed is that it's "a disaster" in a non-specific way just like both candidates were "equally bad".
I know the real reason is that they're sociopathic über-selfish capitalist assholes but how do they rationalize it?
It wasn't a complete disaster. It definitely needs improvement, though. A change was needed, and the ACA was a step in the right direction, but its implementation was far from perfect, which gave opponents an excuse to exaggerate its imperfections into detriments.
Some issues include:
People who want to opt out of any insurance for whatever reason are fined for not signing onto either an ACA plan, or a private insurance company's plan.
This wouldn't be a huge issue, given that lower income people (the most likely to feel like they can't sign up for insurance) are typically given STEEP discounts in most states I've read about, except signing up can be a royal clusterfuck, depending on which state you're in.
--It's federal in name, but each state runs its own standards and payment methods, so if you move between states, be prepared for the possibility of even more paperwork getting fucked.
Many small businesses saw their insurance costs go up
However, it is worth noting that part of the issues could be because many conservatives were doing everything they could to handicap it from the get-go. So we have no idea how it would have turned out with full approval and minimal alterations to its original incarnation.
As I haven't done extensive research, and haven't signed onto it myself, I can't quote anything else, but those seem to be some relatively consistent problems that were only just recently getting fixed.
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