@Burnley123:
For the most part, the Trump supporters, as well as those who do not vote, but love to complain, don't really understand what they're complaining about.
They all scream that the premiums have gone up. These folks fall under the following categories.
1. Prior to the ACA, they bought private insurance. Their premiums were higher than under the ACA (even if you include year #2), AND, their pre-existing conditions (all) were not covered, AND they had a cap on maximum medical expenses. I had one of these policies. Those who could not afford it, went without insurance. If they got sick, they paid higher prices for medical care, because medical treatment, for the average person, was negotiated by the insurance company, and if you did not have insurance, you paid a non-negotiated fee (and at times, this was 3-4 times higher).
2. They had a job, and their job provided health insurance. Most small businesses did not provide insurance, so people went without, or resorted to #1.
3. They had a job, and their job provided health insurance.
So, I see people in category #3 (and this includes one of the people responding here), complaining. This included what Trump claims are his employees. The problem is, if you're in category #3, you're not on the ACA. So, these people are either lying, or simply repeating what they heard about the ACA, and they heard it from fake news site.
For people in category #2, to get a private policy, it would cost than what's offered under the ACA. The same applies to category #1.
So, the real complaint, for those who understand it, is that previously, they had the choice of NOT buying insurance, because they could not afford it. Again, the problem with this scenario, is that if you cannot afford food, then you probably qualify for government subsidies. This varies from state to state, obviously, but the assumption that you're not going to get sick, or need medical attention, is not realistic.
The real solution, is a single payer system, with controlled medical procedures costs.
We should be ashamed of ourselves. The country that calls itself the greatest, even if you believe you need to wait until Jan 20th, to reclaim that title, does not have a healthcare system, that takes out the middle man, that's making money off being the middle man.
The right wing loves to complain about Obama relaxing restrictions against Cuba. Do they know that Cuba, over the past few decades, has turned itself into one of the world's premiere medical drugs, research and manufacturing centers (despite our sanctions)? We're now trying to desperately negotiate a series of Cancer vaccines licenses with Cuba. Cuba developed them, and we want them. I hope Rubio, Cruz and Trump, do not do anything to block this.
