There is nothing I can say here that will change what I believe will be a political hell hole in Washington D.C. when either Trump realizes he can only do so much without Congressional votes and the Congress has two unmovable objects which hate each other (Freedom Caucus vs the Democrats).
About the only things I can think of that will really help Trump's supporters get the employment they sought with their votes, is corporate tax reform and infrastructure spending. I think Trump will be more focused on cutting personal tax rates and the Freedom Caucus will be against infrastructure spending. Meanwhile, if the ACA is repealed but Insurance companies cannot protect themselves against cherry picking people who get sick and then buy insurance, the cost of health insurance will rise even more than it has. So the working white stiff in podunk town will not see better employment and will see the cost of health insurance become unaffordable under GOP policies.
I suspect they will be mad as hell when that happens and the Democrats will have to figure out some policy mix that I haven't thought of to campaign on against the GOP.
So that is it for now. I have a part-time job and will be volunteering doing tax returns for the working poor and elderly, so I will not have much time to rant here. But check back periodically, I may get inspiration once in a while.
And hope the U.S. East has a snowy winter. We are in a drought and need H20 to fall from the sky.
...insurance companies cannot protect themselves against cherry-picking now!
ReplyDeleteFear not. Trump will Make America Great Again!
What about the requirement that everyone buy health insurance or pay a fine? What about the fact that you cannot buy health insurance except in the window of open enrollment? That is the Heritage Foundation design to protect Insurance Companies from cherry-picking.
DeleteI decided after writing this blog that the only way to to bring jobs back from China and everywhere else is to reduce the corporate tax rate to 15% (while ending myriad tax breaks that they utilize to reduce taxes) and implementing a single payer health insurance design, like all those other countries have.
We will see where the GOP goes with replace, but I foresee great tumultuousness on this issue over the next 12 months.