In a now locked thread, critical of DUers, critical President Obama ...

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178. If YOU can point out the Foundation Cornerstone of the ACA...

...that changes the Paradigm I would be glad to.

Unfortunately, the only Paradigm Shift in the ACA,
the ONLY "foundation" it established,
is that NOW American Citizens are required to assume "Personal Responsibility",
and BUY Health Insurance, every year, from For Profit health Insurance Corporations.
If Americans refuse to assume this "Personal Responsibility",
they will be punished by the IRS.

(Remind me again WHICH Party is the Party of "Personal Responsibility",
and which party declared Health care to be a Basic Human Right?
If you don't know,
SEE: FDR, Economic Bill of Rights)


That IS The Reason I have consistently opposed the ACA.

Please show me,
in simple terms (because I'm not very smart)
How we move from:

Each American MUST Buy Health Insurance from For Profit health Insurance Corporations

TO

Publicly Owned, Government Administered, National health Insurance?

I can't see the "next step".
I can't see HOW we can Fix It without FIRST Undoing it.

Expanding Medicaid?
Sure.
Though Medicaid is a 3rd Class Health System for The Low Income Class
(Yes, Virginia, there IS two Americas),
I support THAT part of the ACA,
though the mandatory Medicaid expansion was declared Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court,
I still have some hope.


But Medicaid Expansion is no Paradigm Shift.
It isn't even anything for Democrats to Parade Around as a Victory.
It is A Given, nothing new.
That places NO cornerstones.

Keep it simple for me.