Yes, Romney can repeal Obamacare and reduce government spending, and issue waivers for other programs such as Medicaid.
Just what the retirees of America want!
You're probably thinking of Medicare.
Anyway, if the GOPers take the Senate and get rid of the ... Actually, I don't think they even have to get rid of the filibuster, since budgets aren't subject to it ... they can stop Obama spending for ObamaCare. Sure, he can shut down the government, but will he do that for such an unpopular program?
Yeah, but isn't the individual mandate what conservatives don't like, even though it was your idea. The mandate will still be there, even if you kill funding. But you guys are still gonna deny people health coverage just to peruse some right wing ideological talking point?
Universal health care is the liberal dubious ideological goal. It is certainly not a prerequisite to a growing economy.
America has the MOST exepnsive and LEAST effective Health Care System of any modernized country in the world. universal Health Care is an importan American Goal. Richard Nixon tried it. So did Mitt Romney. And don't forget, Republicans tried to pass their own Health Bill in 1993, ObamaCare was that bill. Majority Leader Bill Frist likes the bill too.
That's not true either. America balanced a budget for decades prior to Medicare.
In any case, the Medicaid program is currently wrecking havoc on state budgets, which can't borrow $1 trillion a year. Hence, of course, liberal states like California heavily slashing their Medicaid programs.
You can read about it here, or not. Up to you.
http://www.statebudgetcrisis.org/wpcms/wp-content/images/Report-of-the-State-Budget-Crisis-Task-Force-Full.pdf
If you ask Google you can find some data in a few seconds. For example:
Total Health Expenditure per Capita, U.S. and Selected Countries, 2008
Total Health Expenditure Per Capita, U.S. and Selected Countries, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2008
Source: OECD
Compare the last graphic with the budget balances for the period 1970-2008. Thank you.
