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minus-squaregoferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·3 days agoWhat do you mean they watered it down? It started out as their halfway plan, ie Romneycare.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoThen why did the Republicans filibuster Romneycare and then recently froze all of it’s funding? Why did they campaign on removing it, twice?
minus-squaregoferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoBecause it was implemented by dems and gave things to the poors and minorities. It’s also why they don’t have a replacement because it was their plan.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoSo its both leftist anti-elite legislation and also corrupt republican-lite legislation, got it.
minus-squaregoferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoIn republican eyes yes. But they don’t care about being hypocritical. For example Romney taking credit for it and saying it’s terrible https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/23/451200436/mitt-romney-finally-takes-credit-for-obamacare
What do you mean they watered it down? It started out as their halfway plan, ie Romneycare.
Then why did the Republicans filibuster Romneycare and then recently froze all of it’s funding? Why did they campaign on removing it, twice?
Because it was implemented by dems and gave things to the poors and minorities.
It’s also why they don’t have a replacement because it was their plan.
So its both leftist anti-elite legislation and also corrupt republican-lite legislation, got it.
In republican eyes yes. But they don’t care about being hypocritical.
For example Romney taking credit for it and saying it’s terrible
https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/10/23/451200436/mitt-romney-finally-takes-credit-for-obamacare