Apparently it is impossible to create a good healthcare plan within 7 years. I guess that means, the people after Trump have to deal with this.

It bugs me that Obamacare has become so political as it really is a broken mess of a system that is basically an unreasonable tax on the young to cover the expenses of the elderly.

Seriously, whereas private health insurance once would have cost me next to nothing, now it's too expensive to justify. Meanwhile, Obamacare is set up in such a way that I'll be paying thousands of dollars a year without ever seeing any benefits before meeting the deductible unless something catastrophic happens, keeping in mind that catastrophic health care used to be incredibly affordable for the young. Worst of all, if I just want to roll the dice and say "fuck it" given I'll almost certainly be paying out of pocket for my medication anyway, those assholes in congress are going to fine me for not paying for a service (how exactly is this not a tax again?)

The end result is that everyone is dependent on employers for some decent damn health care, which is why they are so hesitant to employ full time and instead hire part time.

There are certainly those who benefit from Obamacare, they being primarily those with preexisting conditions and the elderly, but it rather fucked everything up for the rest of us. Even acknowledging that, though, taking another pass at healthcare has become this ideological battle, viewed as a conflict over the legacy of Obama (as far as Congress and legislation is concerned this really is about all he has), with the right seeming to want to repeal and replace it just to stick it to the left, and the left desperately defending a broken system just to save face. Trump, meanwhile, who really can't even be covered by the blanket statement "the right" given they so rarely agree and endorse his ideas, probably just wants to live up to the rabble rousing rhetoric he employed on the campaign (I suppose some credit is due for him actually following through on his bullshit) and stamp the "Trump" name on some new legislation.

I really hate politics sometimes... It's pretty humorous looking back at Obama and the healthcare backers calmly saying "You can keep your current insurance", fully knowing this was utter bullshit.

The Afordable Care Act (Obamacare) isn't a left plan its a Republican plan its more or less the same as Romeycare.  Pretty much everone that is on the left or left leaning is not a fan of Obamacare and really wants a single payer universal healthcare plan.

LOL the infrastructure deal is going to be a even bigger joke then this healthcare plan was, its going to be toll roads and even more toll roads.

Sorry, but that is exactly how a healthcare, or any insurance system for that matter, HAS to work. People who don't need insurance pay so that people that do can get the money. It's the exact same thing with pensions. People who DO work, pay for people who cannot work anymore. This is a basic logical concept.

Of course the system isn't working if not everyone is mandated to pay. You have the same system in every civilized country with functioning healthcare. That is exactly why it works.

Americans need to get it into their thick heads that taxes are not an inherently evil thing. They are a necessity that help to keep the country running. If not everyone is paying taxes the whole system collapses. People should embrace taxes because the more taxes are paid, the better off the country is as a whole.

Because other guy was basically more Obama. We could make a long list of why people didn't trust Hillary or her husband. We could also make a long list of Obama's failures.

Dems are just looking for any excuses to piss and moan about Trump. Sounds like they were drinking the kool aid more than his supporters. People seem content about Obama misleading us and frankly being an awful leader.

You speak as if republicans have already given up.

We are only a few months into the Trump administration. There is still time to go a different route.

Well a lot of republicans genuinely felt it was bad plan and there is still time to go another route. Probably for the best even if its being treated as a bad day for republicans.

Just remember this, dems supported Obamacare and now Trump is our president. That's not a coincidence.

They had all of Obama's legislation to come up with something better. I won't hold my breath for them achieving something in 3 years that they couldn't in 7.