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Socialism Editorial: Republicans won't touch the socialism of Medicare

Richmond Times-Dispatch - 4/17/2017

REPEAL AND REPLACE

Conservatives consider Obamacare an example of socialism. They applauded Donald Trump's promise to repeal and replace the system. When the House failed to enact the GOP leadership's health care proposals, the recriminations began. Nancy Pelosi beamed as Democrats watched Republicans attack themselves.

The debate missed an important point that may have played a subtle role in stalling Republican initiatives. The U.S. already has socialized medicine. It's called Medicare and it applies to senior citizens. During debate on the Affordable Care Act in 2010, critics called on Congress to reject Obamacare and to keep its filthy government hands off Medicare. The rhetoric was not intended to be ironic. Republicans spoke of defending Medicare against any effort to change it.

It comes as no surprise that a party and its loyalists that cannot see their own internal contradictions also cannot fulfill their promises to repeal and reform an Obama program.

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