1. What would you like in it's place? You can't just repeal something and not offer an alternative.
Personally I would look at tort reform and emulating many French policies concerning healthcare.
~40% approval is pretty solid relative to public opinion of many other federal government actions / nonactions/ programs / etc.
As another consideration the People are generally not well informed, nor are they particularly wise when it comes to rationally going about the policy-making process. Public opinion as it pertains to individual issues should only really matter to delegate and politico-styled officials. Trustee-oriented folk like me reckon elected officials should lead instead of follow the masses.
. . . Whether the Republicans deserve a House majority is a separate issue; but that it exists is indisputable.
Aye. Though I do not agree with how it is being done, the House is and - to be a bit empathetic here - really ought to continue being a thorn in the President's side on issues like this.
Though this is a great blessing for many folk, for a number of others the rush to get on is so the government won't start fining them for not having private insurance they already could not afford. Some of the poor are well-subsidized, making the costs of coverage quite reasonable, but to use a personal anecdote I am
not eligible for the subsidies in Montana because my current gross income is at ~79% rather than betwixt 100% and 400% of the poverty level.
In practice this is going to be a regressive tax on thousands of the uninsured, un- or under-employed poor in states like mine; many will weigh their options on the site and realize they have to pay the fine each year instead of getting coverage that would cost so much as to force them to choose between going hungry and going homeless (assuming for a moment they are not already). Unless I accept charity, next year I will be uninsured until I can get another job.
On the other hand, this particular issue only exists in MT courtesy of Republican efforts to defy and resist the ACA. At least the law is better than what came before it for most people?
