I was born, raised and live in the U.K. I am 24 years old. I remember, on the face of things, Obamacare being a step forward for the shenanigans which is the U.S. healthcare system. But, I often see posts stating it failed. Someone please explain 🙂
I hold our NHS in high regard. I cannot imagine a healthcare system which can leave people who have worked, paid taxes for 30 years+ and are all round good citizens in financial ruins. What exactly is Obamacare and why do people say it failed?
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It was a mandate that tried to socialize the insurance industry. It was meant to make everything cheaper and make it easier to get insurance if you have pre-existing conditions but there were a few issues, the most important of which as the fact that the way you paid was via an increased tax rate, and there were some issues opting out. A lot of Americans don’t much like taxes going up, so it kind of turned into a shitshow. Eventually Republicans gutted the system and it became kind of useless.
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