"They can skip the exchange, pay the fine, and in doing that, do what's best for them financially, and we hope help hasten the collapse of Obamacare," said Dean Clancy, the group's vice president for policy.
"[H]alt the implementation and do what in its place??
"Right now there's a viable legislative strategy to go ahead and halt the implementation of Obamacare," Holler said. "And we want to drive that as hard and as far as we possibly can. And the town halls are an effort to do just that."
The problem with this type of thinking is that "they" have no viable alternative other than the current status quo. I am one of the lucky few (once I get a "clerical" error fixed) who is covered under an earlier mandate of the ACA. Because of my "disabilities" and the fact I am still able to work I can get Medicaid, though I do pay a premium which is structured around my earnings. Without this program I would not have any type of medical insurance and being diabetic, dealing with bipolar, and fibromyalgia my life would be a miserable hell to live. (It now appears I wouldn't even be able to get insurance through work as rumor has it the company will be capping hour at 28.5 to avoid compliance with the ACA.)
What so many seem to forget as this plan (the individual mandate specifically) was first proposed in the late 80s by the conservative Heritage Foundation. It is also part of the plan Romney introduced into Massachusetts. I just do not understand this opposition to a plan that "they" created. We spend more money nationally on health care but yet rank 37th world wide in ensuring the health of our population, the status quo of "doing nothing" just does not cut it.
Thanks to Obamacare, millions of Americans now are able to obtain health care insurance, whereas prior to the plan, millions were denied coverage by the insurance companies or were dropped by insurance companies for becoming sick. (Both denied and drop throughout the course of my insured life.)
Obamacare Foes Make Final Push To Stop Health Law's Implementation : Shots - Health News : NPR
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