I would agree with you. No third party should profit from our most basic need imo. I think the biggest mistake Obama made with ACA was dropping the public option from the bill. It would have been competitive with the private market, helped keep pricing down, and simply been another option, Medicare for all. The public/private model exists in many countries around the world and does just fine. All the boogieman talk about socialism was ridiculous IMO. We already have a private/public hybrid here in America. Opening it up a little more wasn't going to make the sky fall.

I still think the best I've seen about this was on Frontline. It explored the healthcare systems around the world along with their pros/cons.

Boehner is somewhere laughing...

Trump is wrong and so are you.

Marco Rubio is the reason for that spike. He gutted the risk corridor provision of Obamacare inside a spending bill. As a result insurance companies were only getting paid 13% of what they were promised by the law. What do you think is going to happen then? He did more damage to the ACA than anybody else, but he also hurt businesses, and consumers.  Something he professes to care so deeply about. He's a pure slimeball through and through.

All major insurance companies warned that by doing this it would implode the markets, and that's exactly what happened. Over half of the non profit insurance companies inside the exchanges have gone bankrupt. Many are now suing the government for breach of their obligations. Others raised premiums and left the market altogether.

Of course then people like Marco Rubio will turn around and say "See! It's failing!" Well of course it's failing, he fucked up one of the most important financial aspects of the law. One that keeps these insurance companies solvent.

So quit lying about this shit, it's already been pointed out to you.

I don't think "quick" is panning out for Trump. So far he's failed twice on his travel ban, healthcare and having Mexico pay for his wall. Furthermore their healthcare overhaul was supposed to be the first segment of their tax reform, so they're already behind on that. Because of this, it's going to be very difficult for Agent Orange to propose any cuts that don't grow the deficit and pile on more debt.

The reality is that Trump can't lead. He doesn't understand how government works and is simply too toxic. With more failures to enact legislation around the corner Wall Street's suckers rally is going to come to an end once reality sets in as well.