The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, has been an ongoing controversy between Republicans and Democrats ever since the implementation of it in March 2010.
The act was signed in by Congress, and its main purpose is to regulate the United states healthcare system in order to increase the quality, affordability, and availability of private insurance. After living under these new healthcare regulations for the past six years, the ongoing debate is whether or not this act should continue on or be repealed. The Democrats want this act to continue while, the Republicans think this act should be repealed, here is what each side has to say about the act and their reasoning's behind saying what they think.
Why the Democrats like Obamacare:
The Democratic Party, when they are thinking about the act, is following the ideology that healthcare is a human right. Obama himself once said that he is his siblings' keepers, meaning that we as Americans should help one another out. In order to help one another out, we have to treat healthcare as a right and not a product. One of the biggest misconceptions about Obamacare is that it is free healthcare which it does not, It means regulated insurance companies. Democrats believe that making everyone have health care, dropping all freeloaders from insurance companies, and making insurance companies pay for stuff individually will overall help make healthcare more affordable and accessible to everyone. This is all according to an article in the Huffington Post.
Why the Republicans want it repealed:
According to the Daily Signla, the Republican party, when they are thinking about the act, is following the ideology that government interference makes things worse. They think competition brings on better quality in general. In the last six years, Obamacare has helped people, but it has also hurt some as well, specifically young millennials. Many employers have now cut back on work hours for their employees due to these regulations. Employers, due to the law now have to to purchase expensive health insurance packages all at the risk of being fined. In order to avoid not being fined and not having to purchase these expensive packages, they cut work hours instead of hiring people for just under what is considered full time which is 40 hours a week. Some people also don’t think it’s fair for younger people such as ourselves to be subsidizing health care for the elderly population which is soon going to be the baby boomers.
The Affordable Care Act has its ups and downs and because it does, it’s going to end up a topic in most political debates. Overall, though, it's up for you the voters to decide.
