It’s true: the Affordable Care Act is having problems. But Republicans who say those problems are caused by “big government” have it exactly backward. Obamacare’s current difficulties are grounded in our country’s political fetishization of the private sector—a fad that began in the Republican Party, but has unfortunately spread to much of the Democratic establishment.
Government isn’t the problem here. It’s the solution.
When the ACA is attacked, most Democrats point to the good it has done. They should. Some of its work, particularly in extending coverage to children and economically vulnerable populations, is highly laudable.
But the flaws are real....
http://www.alternet.org/economy/biggest-problem-obamacare
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