The Unaffordable No Care Act

Trump has continuously stated that he wants to "Repeal and Replace" Obamacare, and it would be one of the first things that he would do when he reached the White House. Except this isn't going as he planned, and for good reason. The "replacement" for Obama's Affordable Care Act is one of the worst concepts ever suggested. For starters, it pleases nobody who can see past the party lines--it lowers the care people can get, it decreases funding (which Democrats hate) and it still has a significant deal of government involvement (which fixes almost nothing for the republicans). Obviously, there are parts that talk about special tax incentives for third-party insurance companies but that doesn't change the fact that the government is still "controlling" the people in the mind of a republican. For any person who is genuinely trying to find a good solution for affordable care, this replacement bill is extremely unsatisfactory. It angers both sides instead of just one. The mindset that we just shouldn't have a system like the Affordable Care Act in our government is also absurd--it is one of the best ways that the government can take care of us, the people, which is their job. A not-too-well-known fact is that during one of the most successful ages of Greece, in which Philosophy was important, health was promoted to an extent that the government would help pay for the people to go to the doctor. This happened on several other occasions in successful ancient governments. Historically, the Affordable Care Act is a good idea. So why are we not implementing it? For petty reasons like "the government is too involved". Looking past these petty reasons, a plan like this is more beneficial for everyone living in the country. However, it is only beneficial when it saves money for the people who need it the most, which is exactly what Trump's version of Obamacare does not do. Looking at the plan, you would actually be paying more to get care the less you make, which is counterintuitive. Rather than making healthcare more accessible to low-income families like Obamacare did, the new version does exactly the opposite. Generally, Obama's version of the Act was more beneficial to everyone living in the U.S. while Trump's is usually only beneficial to the upper class living in the U.S. Go figure.





Sources:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1628