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Discussion on healthcare in the US (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Everyone knows by now, how much the US healthcare system sucks and tries to funnel money from people’s pockets at every chance.

How do you think this will play out in the upcoming years? Is there anything the common person can do to end this ridiculous system? Do we even have the power to change anything by asking for it in numbers?

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[–] kersploosh 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Republicans will have all three branches of the federal government captured, and there will be no brakes to repealing the ACA and going back to the old, much shittier system.

There is some room for hope. The GOP gained exactly that position in 2016 after the entire party ran on promises of repealing the ACA. They promptly became gridlocked by infighting and accomplished nothing for more than a year. They eventually gave up and instead passed a big tax cut to try and save face with their base. As much as Republicans love to rail against the ACA, many parts of it are very popular with their base and the party has never had a coherent plan for what to put in its place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

You forget how close it came to passing. You can singularly thank John McCain for stopping it.

I don't think there will be another one to stop it this time.