Republicans Must Agree On How To Replace Obamacare. Good Luck!

"Obamacare: Where's The Train Wreck?"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/01/wheres-train-wreck.html

Alan: It is impossible for Republicans to devise ANY plan for universal healthcare that does not include an "individual mandate" or some other unpalatable tax. 

It cannot be done. 

Mitt Romney created the "individual mandate" precisely because it was the least offensive way to pay for a universal system.

Republicans will either stop their chatter about repealing Obamacare or they will proceed with the attempt hoping to God they fail.

If they do manage to repeal Obamacare, the number of uninsured people will soar, partly due to Obamacare's demise but also because there is no way to recompense insurance companies for "high risk" policy holders except an individual mandate or some other tax hike.

The GOP is hanging on razor-sharp horns of a dilemma it created for itself. 

Republicans must agree on how to replace Obamacare. "A freer, more responsive market would, over time, improve consumer choice, increase quality and reduce costs -- just as it does in other sectors. Trouble is, the party's broad consensus breaks down over precisely how much government intervention is necessary to realize those goals. The philosophical differences lead to policy conflicts." Bloomberg View