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Republicans appear determined to destroy the Affordable Care Act, but what will go in its place? It’s a question the party has struggled to answer since the ACA passed. Remember Trump’s first term promise to “repeal and replace” Obamacare that never came to fruition?

Since the government shut down a month ago, the party has refused to publicly discuss a plan, even as ACA subsidies expire at the end of the year, forcing Americans to pay astronomically higher monthly premiums. In New Jersey, some premiums will rise by more than 175 percent. One family’s premiums will spike 300 percent. Across the board, premiums are expected to increase by an average of 26 percent for a typical ACA plan, a recent KFF analysis revealed.

The Republicans’ so-called health care plans are so secret, in fact, they won’t share them with members of their own party. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who called out House Speaker Mike Johnson last week for not disclosing the party’s plans during a GOP conference call, said during an appearance on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher: “Mike Johnson, for a month now, cannot give me a single policy idea.”

Quelle surprise. We don't even have concepts of a plan anymore!

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[-] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 27 points 1 week ago

The reason they can't answer is because they know that even their rabid MAGA base doesn't want to hear, "if you can't afford whatever private insurance wants to charge you, get another job", which is their actual 'plan'.

[-] TehPers@beehaw.org 10 points 1 week ago

Bootstrap sellers are going to be booming soon.

[-] jcarax@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

Avocado farmers in shambles.

[-] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 11 points 1 week ago

Gee, where I have heard that one before?

[-] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 4 points 1 week ago

An accountant vouching for penis length? Happens all the time.

[-] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

I need to find me an accountant!

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago

Their plan is "go die lol"

[-] hovercat 3 points 1 week ago
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