Why are the Republicans so determined to destroy the ACA ?

[jaysunb]

Other than the obvious---to destroy Obama's signature achievement.

When I read all the convoluted reasons people claim to have voted for Trump and the R congress members, it seems to me to be something much bigger, as I've read many threads here that describe how nice and solid these people are. It's just down right confusing to me.

[MattP]

1. Doesn't this bill kill Medicaid as we know it as well?

[Odoreida]

2. Because it's named after that Kenyan usurper.

[Leith]

8. No, It Isn't

I started out as the ACA. It was rethugs who dubbed it "Obamacare" in the hopes of turning people against it. Their little plan backfired because people saw how good it was and are grateful to the president who championed for it.

[Odoreida]

36. Yes it is.

That's the Republican name for it.

[Frustratedlady]

3. They want to ruin Obama's legacy. I'm sure his approval ratings upset them greatly...

They are even going after Michelle's achievements.

That degree of hatred and jealousy is bad for ones health. Payback may be a bitch. I'd say over half the Congressional Republicans have the disease and will suffer "bigly" if they change the pre-existing condition clause of ACA. We can all testify they've had that disease for many decades.

[GallopingGhost]

6. This.

It's the biggest f u to President Obama they can think of.

[PA Democrat]

4. Follow the money. It is the stuff of dreams for the scumbags like the Kochs

[Sculpin Beauregard]

5. This is the reason

[Cha]

22. It's also a FU to President Obama.. it's a twofer

[WinkyDink]

7. $$$$$$$$$$$.

[erinlough]

20. This.

[pnwmom]

25. Yup. A trillion of 'em. n/t

[briv1016]

9. The AHCA is not a ACA repeal bill. It's a tax cut for the wealthy paid in part by gutting the ACA.

[dalton99a]

10. In a nutshell, they want to take money from the poor and give it to the rich

[flamingdem]

11. It's 90% about a tax cut for wealthy donors

the other 10% revenge on Obama for the sake of the base

[JDC]

12. Because us has Obama attached to it. That's it

[Skittles]

13. two words: BLACK MAN

[JI7]

14. it is mainly about obama.

[C_U_L8R]

15. They don't believe in spending one penny to help another person

These republican shitheels have no concept of the common good.

For example -
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republcan-congressman-mo-brooks-poor-people-no-healthcare-good-lives-subsidised-alabama-a7713371.html

Or as rightwing douchenozzle Joe Walsh tweeted yesterday...
"your sad story doesn't obligate me or anybody else to pay for somebody else's health care"

What a piece of shit, right?

[MedusaX]

16. Menage a Trois: Tax Cut--Obama Legacy--Russian Pharmaceuticals/ AlfaGroup $$ promised as

US Healthcare Investment

Russia intends to enter the global pharmaceutical market by 2020

Alfa Group/LetterOne (Russian Oligarch Mikhail Fridman) pledged a multi billion dollar investment in US Healthcare ....

(Reuters) - Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman's LetterOne (L1) fund said on Monday it has launched L1 Health unit in the United States and is targeting up to $2-3 billion of investments in the global healthcare sector over the next three years.

The fund has been actively expanding abroad, investing in energy assets and other sectors, including the U.S. ride-hailing service provider Uber Technologies Inc.

Fridman pocketed about $12.5 billion after selling his stake in Anglo-Russian oil producer TNK-BP three years ago to Kremlin-controlled Rosneft (ROSN.MM). He has said he wants to turn LetterOne into a major international player.

https://www.google.com/amp/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN0YS1OL


KEEP IN MIND
This is the same group whose paid advisor... Richard Burt... is also
a registered foreign agent lobbying for Putin's Gas Pipeline project
And
Is responsible for shaping 45's first foreign policy speech & his national Security council Organizational structure...
And
Provided white papers on Foreign Policy & National Security to Jeffy Sessions during the campaign
And gave speeches on those subjects at campaign strategy dinners with sessions & other campaign advisors
And
Is a member of the Center for the National Interest (CNI) which is who sponsored 45's Mayflower speech & VIP meet/greet where Ambassador Kislyak was present.....

all just coincidences -- right?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. ....

[smirkymonkey]

18. Do they really not think that this is going to backfire on them in a big way?

They may get what they want in the short term, but in the long term it will destroy them. There is no way this will go over with the majority of the American people, regardless of political persuasion. People will die and death does not discriminate.

[Generic Brad]

19. Dick moves are only down like this when there is no fear of losing

These fuckers never plan to give up power. Ever. Elections as we knew them will either cease to exist or the fix is in going forward.

[treestar]

33. Agreed.

It will be easy for the media to find stories. I had the ACA, now nothing, now have this illness, can't afford treatment.

[lamp_shade]

21. Two words: Obama's Legacy

[octoberlib]

23. Destroy Obama's legacy but this bill also lowers

taxes on the wealthy , which is the true purpose of the bill according to Chris Hayes.

[pnwmom]

24. Because they want the TRILLION dollars they're slashing to give to the 1% in tax cuts. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

26. + 1,000,000,000

[Guilded Lilly]

27. Hatred for humanity that isn't white/male...and $$$$

[moondust]

28. Greed & bigotry.

One or both are behind everything Republicans do. In this case it's the greed plus still trying to destroy the first minority President and the very idea that minorities are capable of doing the job.

And of course they can't let government succeed at doing things for people because COMMUNISM!!!!

As for the greed, presumably big tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires will boost the stock market because that's what millionaires and billionaires tend to do with their enormous piles of extra cash. (They don't need any more widgets, thank you.) So what if a few million people die because of the Republicans' so-called "health care plan" -- the stock market is booming and that means the economy is doing great thanks to TheRump and Republicans!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

[sharedvalues]

30. Yup. It's all greed

The bigotry is mainly just a way to get votes to allow greed.

[sharedvalues]

29. GOP has run on repeal for three elections

If they don't pass something that they can claim was repeal, they look like they have just been lying about Obamacare for 6 years.

Which they have. Hopefully no one is fooled.

[Vinca]

31. They seem to think it will save face since they've been promising it for so long.

It won't, of course. As soon as premiums hit the stratosphere and the sheeple start dying they'll claim they were never for their badly crafted replacement bill. The ACA wouldn't have been in such trouble if Republicans hadn't started defunding it a couple of years ago. If they had any brains at all they'd replace what they undid and try to get the ACA running smoothly.

[MFM008]

32. That "uppity" Obama

How DARE he.
Well show him.....

[FigTree]

34. Castrating the black man.

And revenge from the Turd for his public humiliation at the press dinner. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Orsino]

35. Because they doubled down too many times on their Obama hate...

...but a tax cut for the rich is its own reward.