Runner.

Trump isn't flavour of the month at the ABC either.

By the weeping and fury coming from that lot , you may be forgiven for thinking that Marx , Engels and Lenin had all arisen and died again !

Your ABC.. that mirrors Australia....

Hey JonBennets,

My comment itself was not in regards to what should be done with the US health system, I was making a comment that kind of related to Alan B's statement "...ripping affordable health insurance from around 20 million voters".
I was simply stating a counter argument that Obamacare is not in fact affordable; and I added a link to an article that outlined an increase in premiums.

My other point was in regards to the way it is named 'The Affordable Care Act" and that it is actually the opposite of what it says it is.

Like for example 'The Patriot Act' is about going after Patriots (veterans who swore an oath to the constitution) and who oppose the government because they are not following the constitution.
https://news.vice.com/article/move-over-jihadists-sovereign-citizens-seen-as-americas-top-terrorist-threat

I've come across a few other examples that fall into this 'opposite of what they're called' category, (which was why I made the point) but I can't remember them right now.
I'll probably remember in a few days time when it won't matter anymore...

- From what I understand Obamacare was written in consultation with - and for - the benefit of the insurance companies themselves.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlenzner/2013/10/01/obamacare-enriches-only-the-health-insurance-giants-and-their-shareholders/#715cba2968c8

http://www.infowars.com/insurance-giants-that-wrote-and-lobbied-for-health-law-cash-in/

Also I think much of Trumps character (attack, counter attack, never apologise) goes back to his days with Roy Cohn and Studio 54
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/us/politics/donald-trump-roy-cohn.html?

Ah so, man with itchy trigger finger on nuclear Armageddon, needs less shock and awe BS and more delivered by the dozen, promised outcomes! Least we are obliged to say, we who are about to die, salute you!

Happily it won't be the cannon fodder/grunt sent to the front!?

But Trump, his family and all his moribund, as thick as two planks, believers? And any poor bar steward unlucky enough to be in their ground zero district neighborhood?
Alan B.

I must admit Trump's "foreign policy" habits, so far, have proven defective in the real world.

Quickly thought up brainwaves (without consultation) leading to late night phone calls, TV sound-bites and especially TWEETS, are no way to avoid foreign hurt feelings or even conflicts.

Trump is skilled at asking good questions and laudably distrusts "experts" even "Intelligence" officials, but Trump needs to adjust to some intergovernment processes because other people can't keep up.

Trump's US may find preferences shift even more quickly to China if Trump is too offensive.

Armchair, who appears to be in the US is right when he says Obama Care
had the effect of increasing greatly the monthly payments.
I read an article where a woman complained that her monthly charge
went from US$400 to US$900 a month. Many were leaving the insurance.
How many of us could afford that.
The republicans passed legislation to scrub it and Trump signed it.
When Bill Clinton was president Hilary looked at the Australian Medicare
system and recommended it but it went nowhere.
Anyway as far as Trump etc is concerned read this;

http://tinyurl.com/zok6gr8

Interesting contrasting the actual OLO article

with

yet another small "l" liberal herd commentary http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/how-to-listen-to-donald-trump-every-day-for-years.html?_r=0

liberals should note the world is still intact