What has been purposely forgotten, especially by it's strongest political opponents, is that the ACA is the mess that it is precisely BECAUSE it was written to try to please Republicans and Democrats who disagreed about almost everything. Republicans and Democrats alike, purposely crippled it from the beginning, and now the Republicans are playing a game of refusing to repair or replace it, both because they have a well practiced knee jerk opposition to helping anyone who isn't rich (that's not actually an insult-accusation from me, there are complicated philosophical and historical reasons why the GOP purposely made itself this way), and because they genuinely think that by letting America and the American people suffer needlessly, they will gain more political power, and finally be able to alter the fundamental guidance of the United States in ways which they are not now openly talking about.

i kinda agree with what you're saying, but i think that all the dems and repubs disagreeing is just a smokesceen to hide that fact they are lining their pockets more than they care about doing their jobs or the people who voted them in....


think about where the money goes from any ACA type plan, no matter which side it comes from...

Who employes people?
Rich people do mostly.
Then they have management who buy cars build a house have big holidays . maybe have servants, gardeners ,drivers, nannies etc
The management over see lower management who buy the same but not so expensive. Have the house painted, garden done.
They employ manual workers who have a small house, holiday ,car.
Everyone buys food, fuel etc
The bigger the house the more maintenance needed, that employes more people.
It goes from the top to the bottom so if the one above you has no money then neither will you!