The real problem with Obamacare, at least from my outside perspective, is that it isn't supported by the ordinary American people. What Obama should have done (and I assume he tried) would be to run a marketing/education campaign to change community attitudes so that people could appreciate the benefits, and get behind the "fairer for all" ideology of the system.
Without that it has left it vulnerable to be attacked. The fact of the matter is that the effect of reversing it will be devastating to people who rely on it to qualify for health insurance.
Now I remember arguing about this years ago with some right-wing evangelical types who insisted that it was a poor policy. Why? Because the healthcare system is finite and cannot cope with the increased number of sickly patients, and because what they really need is universal healthcare. Well, their second point was bullshit because you can still work towards implementing universal healthcare with Obamacare in place, not that they would support it anyway. The first point is valid, but irrelevant. More healthcare consumers as I've pointed out simply means that more people with life-threatening conditions will have their conditions treated, and less people with non-essential health needs will have their health conditions treated. Or they'll still have them treated but they'll have to wait or simply pay for it outright which is what the wealthy already do anyway.
But what do you expect when the working class does not have equal voter representation?
Without that it has left it vulnerable to be attacked. The fact of the matter is that the effect of reversing it will be devastating to people who rely on it to qualify for health insurance.
Now I remember arguing about this years ago with some right-wing evangelical types who insisted that it was a poor policy. Why? Because the healthcare system is finite and cannot cope with the increased number of sickly patients, and because what they really need is universal healthcare. Well, their second point was bullshit because you can still work towards implementing universal healthcare with Obamacare in place, not that they would support it anyway. The first point is valid, but irrelevant. More healthcare consumers as I've pointed out simply means that more people with life-threatening conditions will have their conditions treated, and less people with non-essential health needs will have their health conditions treated. Or they'll still have them treated but they'll have to wait or simply pay for it outright which is what the wealthy already do anyway.
But what do you expect when the working class does not have equal voter representation?
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
