So, true.  The last president that actually cared for the common man was LBJ but he wasn't perfect either since he escalated the war in Vietnam.

So the takeaway is Americans are selfish bastards and their congressman are even more selfish bastards. We all knew that for ages what's the news here?

@Lawlight and @ Mr Puggsly

No congress isn't only Republican. HOWEVER, Republicans are the ONLY ones pushing this ridiculous bill, Just like the first time they tried with no Democrats on board, that's the same way they're pushing this one.

The Affordable Care Act was never a bad thing. It wasn't the best, But it isn't bad either. It didn't become "bad" until it became a republican talking point to make it sound bad. And to be fair, many of the aspects of the ACA were originally devised by Mitt Romney, a republican. The republicans only hated it because a democrat was the one that got it through.

And most of the people that think it's bad were/are too stupid to realize that the ACA is what gave them healthcare in the first place, many of them for the first time ever. And now "Obamacare" is more popular than ever because those very people are starting to realize THEY will be the ones to lose healtcare if Trump and the Repulicans have their way.

It's as if people don't even remember how bad it was before the Affordable Care Act existed.

I agree work needs to be done to make healthcare accessible to everyone. I just don't want to pay a lot so others can get it free.

I also don't want to pay the same amount as a person abusing their body, people making poor lifestyle choices tend to be a bigger burden and should pay more.

Quite frankly, I'm sure plenty in the free world feel the same and why countries opt for hybrid instead.

If Republicans supported Obamacare is incredibly odd they haven't really supported it.

Furthermore, in practice dems admit Obamacare is broken. Worst of all they passed it knowing it was very broken.

Of course its broken like I said before Obamacare is pretty much Romenycare a shitty conservative republican plan that is pretty much only good for the health insurance industy.  When he first was campaining in 2008 he was talking about getting a universal health care plan like most of the rest of the first world but he wimped out and instead got us a rebadged version of Romenycare.

Seems they are finally coming out of their mansion sized closet of hypocrisy. Deary me...

A great quote. Keeping it, thanks.

PS Congress doesn't have Obamacare coverage either. Never did. The reason O'Care is failing is because millions get it free. 10's of millions get it way below the cost it should be to cover themselves. And the rest of the people have to cover the real costs of all those people, so they pay more than the value they get back for it. Of course people who are higher risk/cost should pay more than less risky people, that is how insurance works. Reckless drivers pay more than Grandmas do for car Ins because they cost more to the insurance Co. People who live in Hurricane/Tornado zones pay more for home Ins because the risk is higher they will need to use Ins. And fat smoking alcoholics are going to need medical care before a vegan jogger. We need to stop forcing people to pay for other losers who, since they get it free[Medicaid], have no skin in the game and live a risky lifestyle.