blackascoal
The Force is With Me
You don't seem to understand what I said about cutting off noses to spite their faces. I won't waste time trying to explain.
I know the metaphor very well.
But you do make a point that many of the people who voted for Obama are now resisting the ACA. I would imagine that to be true that at least 'some' are resisting and I would put that down to them being convinced by the right's political maneuvers to think it's a bad thing for them. That makes their biggest problem one of understanding that it will help them get a leg up.
You're in a situation now where the Republican can't risk letting the changes take place because that is what is going to bring most of the people on board with the ACA.
Granted that it isn't anything close to what it should be and is in other countries that have universal health care. But it's a step in the right direction and that step is dangerous to the big corps and their status quo. When people experience the benefits they will then be asking for the whole thing. Single payer universal health care.
Having said that, I think there is now a possibility of it being destroyed. The people should be under no illusion that the Republicans will replace the Obama efforts with anything better. That is simply not their agenda. Corporate wealth and 'for profit health care' is their agenda.
BINGO
You are absolutely right about their agenda .. which was the exact same agenda when they fought against Hillarycare and single-payer and devised Romneycare. That's the exact point of this discussion. That's why Obama wanted Romneycare instead of a better plan.
Hillary Clinton warned democrats that Obama did not support single-payer during the election .. then, do you know what Obama hit back with?
:0) too funny
Do you think he could have run on a plan devised by Mitt Romney and the Heritage Foundation and won?