Trumpcare Would Make A Bad Situation Even Worse

When I read about the Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare with what we may as well start calling “Trumpcare,” I called Sandy, my good friend who lives in New York City.

   In other words, as bad as things are with Obamacare, he’s pretty sure Trump will only make them worse.

   The most sensible plan for America to adopt would be a single-payer system, where the federal government acts like a middleman, collecting premiums from patients in the form of taxes and paying out bills to health-care providers.

  For the last six or so years, they’ve been firing up their faithful by vowing to get rid of Obamacare just as soon as they could. In fact, the first executive order signed by President Trump on the day of his Inauguration was a measure toward that goal.

  I guess I shouldn’t drag Rauner into this mess. There are plenty of rich Democrats who will also benefit from Trump’s tax cut.

   You know things are bad when guys like Norquist have more influence than people like Dr. Young.