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Free market options with reasonable government regulations.

What we had when this country had great healthcare options.

You know... the stuff that was replaced with "Keep your Doctor", "keep your plan", "save $2500 a year" and other lies used to pass the unaffordable care act (and similar).

There's a reason "Free Healthcare" can only pass with lies - and it's because government options/UHC/etc are lies for those who don't look at... well... history.

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The ACA was a travesty. But let's not forget that it was the only thing that really had any hope of passing, thanks to one political party.

Funnily enough, speaking of lies and kool-aid, when you talk of ObamaCare to supporters of that political party, they are vehemently opposed.

"What if, instead of ObamaCare, there was, say, an Affordable Care Act that did X, Y and Z?" (where X, Y and Z were actual features of the ACA)

"Oh, that would be much better! I'd love that!"

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