To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (70967 ) 11/9/2014 2:53:29 AM From: i-node Read Replies (1) | Respond to >> The veto. Yes. That's the big one. There is little chance of the Republicans getting enough votes to be veto-proof and Obama, who doesn't give a damn about the American people, isn't going to sign the legislation. There is a very remote chance of the Rs getting enough Ds to join forces unless the voters continue to press the issue.They like it. Like most law, there are parts that are acceptable. The problem is that the vast majority of the law is harmful, and merely tweaking it would mean leaving large chunks of bad law intact. So a repeal, accompanied by a replacement with the good provisions, is essential. >> Voters like it. It’s too late. They can just tweak it. The problems are far too big and too interrelated. Just about every agency is touched by it, and there are problems in almost every part of it. Most notably it is a fiscal disaster and the tax provisions are seriously screwed up; but labor law aspects are a mess and the disastrous effect on innovation and quality of care are widespread. There are serious problems with the Medicare and Medicaid provisions, with the Medicare provisions also extending into the "Stimulus" bill, totally separate legislation. They're going to have to fix the meaningful use requirements separately because they started under the Stimulus, but the rest of it will just have to go and be replaced with something that is negotiated in good faith by the various political interests (this, after all, is what was missing from the original law).
