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188. Reading through this thread I find myself somewhat amazed that even on a very liberal ...

and progressive site such as DU so many are finding fault with the ACA.

I have long wished that our nation had a truly world class healthcare system and consequently that has been a main reason that I have voted for many Democrats over the years.

To me it is obvious that the supposedly most powerful and wealthy nation in the world should have a good healthcare system for all citizens. The one we had was at least twice as expensive as that in many nations and inferior to most.

So I celebrated Obama's election and hoped that those in the Democratically controlled Congress would look at all the other healthcare systems in the world and pick the best features of the best to create our own. I didn't expect it to be inexpensive but I did feel that a properly designed plan would save the average person a lot of money but deliver a higher level of care.

I'm not sure why we ended up with the plan we have but I have to admit that I was disappointed. Still I felt it might be a good first step and with some effort it might prove far better than what we had which would not be a major accomplishment.

Of course the Republicans, the party of "NO", oppose ObamaCare and are are trying to repeal it. Considering their opposition to any policies that Obama advocates this is not surprising. Most Americans wish to keep the ACA but many wish to improve it so it is far better and cheaper.

This thread greatly disturbs me. When a long term poster such as WilliamPitt finds serious fault with the ACA and many other posters here agree with him, I fear we have a serious problem. How can we rectify this and how do we win seats in the midterm election or put another Democrat in the White House after the next Presidential election if ObamaCare is widely unpopular even with progressive liberals?

I was hoping for something like Medicare for all. I currently am retired and on Medicare with an excellent Medicare Advantage Plan. While not cheap, I find it affordable.

Last year I had a fairly serious operation which required me to stay in cardiac intensive care overnight and also involved a lot of expensive tests and office visits prior to the procedure. My out of pocket expenses for all the office visits, the tests and the operation and overnight stay was $0.00.

I now understand that the costs of Medicare and Medicare Advantage Programs will likely rise significantly in the future to help finance the costs of the ACA. If so, and I have another major medical issue, I may end up with no funds and living on cat food. I guess if there are major changes to Medicare, I best hope that I have a major heart attack and die in my sleep. Admittedly I have lived a good life and currently am currently contributing little to our society or the wealth of the rich and powerful who run it. Since I am an unproductive citizen why should my government waste money on me while it can spend that money on a far more productive citizen. The fact that I served in the military during the Vietnam era and worked all my life and paid taxes is totally irrelevant.