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In the primary Trump talked about repeal and replace.

Putting savings accounts and tax deductions in place would be a replacement.

It would leave Medicaid in place. I don’t think people who are intelligent and understand Medicaid are going to ask for it all to be cut.

We have indigent people and we need to make sure they have access to health care. What we want to do is put those people to work, get them on a policy and get them off of Medicaid.

I have been saying I’d like to see this group reduced over the years so that by 2020, the figure would be far less than the tens of millions that are on it today.

IMO, this is as far as Conservatism can go. We can’t simply refuse health care to 40 million people. It’s not humane and it’s not realistic.

Take actions to reduce that number to 20 million, 10 million, and down to 5 million or less in time. There is also the option to have these people take out a policy that at least covers a percentage of their health care.

Even if a guy only insures himself for 25 to 75% of his costs, it reduces the government’s need to cover 100%.

The goal is to allow the market place to work, and to cut government spending. These options would be a great way to get at least most of the way there.

That is a good solid Conservative approach, and something Trump could have signed on to easily IMO.

Instead Ryan pawned off his debacle and Trump bought off on it. If Paul’s plan had been submitted again (passed in 2015 and made it to Obama’s desk in January of 2016), Trump would have signed off on that too.

The GOPe did exactly what I said they would.

They couldn’t defeat Trump, so they decided to pre-empt his policy and only push Leftist pap instead of his goals.

Trump didn’t catch on. That’s on him at this point. I don’t support Ryancare, and I don’t support Trump supporting it.

I am willing to wait to see that shows up on his desk, but trashing FC members and backing this Obamacare lite travesty, is dead wrong.

I have supported Trump on everything else so far.

He really needs to get his head screwed on straight on this issue.