A solution to the impasse in Congress

In My Humble Opinion
1

The Republicans want to shut down the Affordable Care Act, and they’re willing to destroy the country to do it. I have a solution: Give in.

Of course our system of government is (supposed to be) built on compromise. So in exchange for repealing the ACA, the Republicans must approve a Taiwan- or Canadian-style single-payer system.

If they accept the compromise, We The People get an efficient, lower-cost health care system. (Not to mention more freedom and a more robust economy.) If they don’t, we’re still going to have the ACA – which is at least an improvement.

Let’s get our Congressional representatives to at least make the offer! :stuck_out_tongue:

2

I’d settle for a raw ‘expand medicare to all’ system as simplest to implement.

And a pony. I want a pony.

And a switch to the Westminsterian system. That, too.

3

And Fox commentators and similarly minded radio talk show hosts must wear clown suits when on the air and in public. Because each must look the part.

4

How about a ban on Republicans or their sound bites on Fox instead.

5

Fortunately – and sadly – people have the right to say stupid things. And corporations like Fox are people under the law.

Seriously, though; the ACA is a Republican plan. If they don’t want it, let’s offer them a Liberal plan.

6

I’d rather we went for the Icelandic solution: fire them all, write a new constitution, elect a new congress.

Yeah, that’d work great.

7

Yeah, and a ban like that would be censorship anyway.

Too bad stupid doesn’t hurt more or cost more.

8

And free AR-15’s and ammo for any non-felon American citizen that wants them

And a hard cap on gasoline prices, $1.75/gal, no gas taxes to “compensate” for the price reduction

9

Works for me.

I swear, I should try to run for office, I couldn’t do any worse than these jackasses.

I regret that this didn’t happen a few years before my Dad died, he was involved in back room politics and probably if we had moved back and lived near him I could have gotten a boost up the ladder of political position.

10

Some of the Board’s right-wingers – oh, excuse me, “libertarian-like intellectuals” – have stated they would prefer a single-payer system over Obamacare. I think your chances are nil of getting the Teabaggers to agree to anything that smells reasonable, but I would be curious to see whether the Board’s right-wing hypocrites would support your solution. (I think they’re just blowing smoke.)