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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-26 days agoFor sure. It is a market-centric solution that gave billions of dollars in additional profit to existing health insurance corporations. Especially since the public option was killed.
minus-squareTomArrr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoEven though neo Liberal is about hands off government. Obama Care directed private companies on how they were to behave. How can that be neo Liberal?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoThey’re only hands off when it comes to things like social safety nets. Obamacare was basically corporate welfare.
minus-squareTomArrr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoYea, forcing conditions on industry is welfare
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 days agoWhat? Obamacare included an insurance mandate that required everyone to sign up or face penalties. To sign up for healthcare provided by a corporation. It was a major handout. It was literally Mitt Romney and the Heritage Foundation’s plan in MA originally.
minus-squarebigfondue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoYes. Affordable Care Act funnels tax dollars to the insurance companies by giving subsidies to individuals to buy health plans.
Is Obama care neoliberal?
For sure. It is a market-centric solution that gave billions of dollars in additional profit to existing health insurance corporations.
Especially since the public option was killed.
Even though neo Liberal is about hands off government. Obama Care directed private companies on how they were to behave. How can that be neo Liberal?
They’re only hands off when it comes to things like social safety nets. Obamacare was basically corporate welfare.
Yea, forcing conditions on industry is welfare
What? Obamacare included an insurance mandate that required everyone to sign up or face penalties.
To sign up for healthcare provided by a corporation. It was a major handout.
It was literally Mitt Romney and the Heritage Foundation’s plan in MA originally.
Yes. Affordable Care Act funnels tax dollars to the insurance companies by giving subsidies to individuals to buy health plans.
Yes