The debate is over. We do not need to repeal Obamacare; it will repeal itself. Two words summarize why: risk pool.
The ACA is founded upon a stunning misconception of the very definition of insurance. Its advocates have mistakenly conflated two unrelated concepts: insurance and welfare – or, more to the point, risk and charity.
The ACA is founded upon a stunning misconception of the very definition of insurance. Its advocates have mistakenly conflated two unrelated concepts: insurance and welfare – or, more to the point, risk and charity.
People buy insurance in order to mitigate risk. We buy fire insurance because there is a slight chance that our house will burn down. If we cannot afford insurance, and our house burns down, we do not go to the insurance company to demand coverage for a pre-existing fire. Instead, we rely on the charity of donors – say, the Salvation Army. We do not demand it, and indeed, we may not receive it, but life has risks, which is why we buy insurance.
Obamacare has failed to make the critical distinction, which is why it is collapsing. The only people paying into the system are those who are wealthy enough not to need it and those who are so poor that they pay little or nothing. The rest of us pay the fine for not enrolling, or else we buy a policy that covers everything we will never use. For example, my wife and I are not at risk of getting pregnant, but we are expected to pay anyway.
The people who benefit from the ACA do so because they get something for nothing. They do so at the expense of the rest of us.
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