Originally Posted by hottoddy

Obamacare was DOA. Insurers were bailing fast and it was in a death spiral. The politically smart thing to do would be to let it fail and then pick up the pieces. Better to repeal and replace with something that has a better chance at solvency - even of that means less benefits and coverage.

But, the Republicans will surely take heat down the road. Once people have free/subsidized shit (the Democrat playbook), it's politically difficult to take it away.