Does the GOP Tax Law effectively repeal ObamaCare?

I find this “cliff” so outrageous that I wanted to start a new thread. But I couldn’t decide whether the thread would belong in GQ, GD, IMHO, or BBQ Pit.

And I see that a month ago, a new poster also mentioned this:

(No Time For Fishing made four other posts in toto, and disappeared. I guess he had no time … or finally got to go fishing.)

My question is: HOW did such an extremely bad “cliff” become law? Surely law-makers are acquainted with the concept of such cliffs and their adverse results. Was it stupidity by the D’s, malice by the R’s, greed by insurance industry, or a combination of the three? Or is there some ‘Gotcha’ we’re overlooking and it really is more sensical than it appears?

I even Googled ‘Contact my Congresscritters’ since it was their “idea” and, with great tedium, sent a message. (However I expect, at best, gibberish in response. :rolleyes: )