# Will Republicans actually repeal the Affordable Care Act? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [September 19, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-actually-repeal-the-affordable-care-act/766377 "2016-09-19T20:27:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-actually-repeal-the-affordable-care-act/766377/41 "2016-09-24T19:48:24Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I have a relative that, due to age and pre-existing conditions, is effectively uninsurable in today’s world. The only reason at all he and his wife have insurance is because of ACA. > > Yet he continually rails against “Obamacare” and wants it repealed, and sings the praises of Trump. I wonder at the mental gymnastics required to hold such contradictory positions at the same time. Exactly, because Obamacare means people who don’t deserve it getting health insurance. Since they deserve it, their health insurance isn’t Obamacare. And when the lose their health coverage when the Republicans repeal Obamacare, it will be Obama’s fault. ---
**Author:** ![Snorri\_Thorfinnsson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Snorri\_Thorfinnsson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snorri_Thorfinnsson)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-actually-repeal-the-affordable-care-act/766377/42 "2016-09-24T20:08:52Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > The funny thing is that the Republicans used to talk about repealing Obamacare and doing their own version of health care reform. They’ve had six years to come up with their alternative to Obamacare, but they haven’t made much progress beyond Step 1: Repeal Obamacare. > > Health insurance in this country is a fucking disaster. Obamacare is a band-aid. And all the Republicans can think to do is remove the band-aid. There would seem to be little reason to propose alternatives which, no matter how good (not saying they would be - but again it is moot) are going to be rejected. The donkeys are every bit as invested in keeping it as the elephants seem to be in jettisoning it. There also seems to be an assumption that the elephants would just eliminate it without proposing a substitute. The donkeys in that circumstance would certainly categorically reject any alternative no matter what merits it might have. But life is tough and we all have to eat a bit of poo now and then. On the other hand the elephants in that situation could pretty much kill it just by doing nothing - it is very likely going to ultimately collapse under its own inherent flaws if it is not majorly tinkered with. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-actually-repeal-the-affordable-care-act/766377/43 "2016-09-24T20:11:50Z")
> [@Blalron](#): > > The idea that sick poor people should be able to receive medical attention without going bankrupt seems to me to rank amongst those things. Emergency room bills can still run into many thousands of dollars even after ACA. So… ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-actually-repeal-the-affordable-care-act/766377/44 "2016-09-27T17:43:44Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Since Obamacare has totally fucked up the medical insurance world, I sincerely hope that they do repeal it. I honestly can’t think of a worse piece of legislation that has been passed in my lifetime. If it’s repealed, what will those who had been on it do for medical insurance coverage in the meantime? I mean that if they’re going to repeal it, there should be something to take its place…but I don’t see how that could happen very quickly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-republicans-actually-repeal-the-affordable-care-act/766377.md?page=2)