TheGreatGatsby
Gold Member
First off, let me say that I'm not a fan of Romneycare. I don't like anything that steers away from free market healthcare. However, I do tire of people (libtards mostly) mindlessly claim they are the same thing. For one, social medicine is a different beast constitutionally speaking at the federal and state levels. And that has been the main glaring thing to me. But I decided to dig deeper and found key differences at political level:
* Romneycare does not penalize employers for not providing health insurance.
* Allegedly more market based. Certainly, less bureaucratic rigors built into it.
* Based in conjunction with a balanced state budget. No massive new taxes added.
* No cuts to Medicare.
* As aforementioned, Romneycare is constitutional. Obamacare is unconstitutional despite whatever our puppet Supreme Court says.
* A state solution to state problems. I do think that even if you were to take constitutional concerns out of it, it is a mistake to think that there is a one size fits all option. And it's foolhearty to think that such a national system doesn't create enormous waste in conjunction with massive corruption.
Source: Mitt Romney and Healthcare Romneycare Vs. Obamacare
The article also notes that Romneycare had bipartisan support, whereas Obamacare did not. I think that's a nonsense point. Politicians will always do whatever's best for themselves within whatever the constituency will allow.
* Romneycare does not penalize employers for not providing health insurance.
* Allegedly more market based. Certainly, less bureaucratic rigors built into it.
* Based in conjunction with a balanced state budget. No massive new taxes added.
* No cuts to Medicare.
* As aforementioned, Romneycare is constitutional. Obamacare is unconstitutional despite whatever our puppet Supreme Court says.
* A state solution to state problems. I do think that even if you were to take constitutional concerns out of it, it is a mistake to think that there is a one size fits all option. And it's foolhearty to think that such a national system doesn't create enormous waste in conjunction with massive corruption.
Source: Mitt Romney and Healthcare Romneycare Vs. Obamacare
The article also notes that Romneycare had bipartisan support, whereas Obamacare did not. I think that's a nonsense point. Politicians will always do whatever's best for themselves within whatever the constituency will allow.