If you can't dazzle them with brilliance...

[kentuck]

...then baffle them with bullshit.

Get ready. We are going to see a lot of bullshit going forward.

And lies. And deceit. And finger-pointing. And name-calling. And blame. And more lies.

This is what we have to look forward to with the future argument for the repeal and replacement of the ACA.

For example, according to Kaiser, premiums went up 20% over the last 5 years. In the previous 5 years, premiums had gone up 31%.

What is the truth?

[Hoyt]

1. I remember in 1990s when premiums were going up 30% every year, even as you increased

deductibles, copayments, etc., to try to afford health insurance. And back then, they'd cancel you in a second if you got diabetes or something. If you had insurance through work, you were pretty much stuck there unless you were willing to risk finding other insurance before COBRA ran out.

[kentuck]

4. Healthcare is a very complex issue.

It is not something that can be offered in the marketplace, with competition, because some people are much more sick than others. They cannot expect the "market" to offer them the same price within the market structure.

[underpants]

2. Not an excuse but we have to remember they have a rabid base convinced of lies

and if they don't give THEM what they want they get primaried. Think Eric Cantor.

BTW I called Dave Brat's office today to let them know what I thought of ending Obamacare.

[malaise]

3. We're seeing it already