PRIMARILY, BUT FROM A LOT OF QUARTERS, THAT HE DOESN'T
FUNDAMENTALLY KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE.
BUT A
LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT'S NOT JUST HEY IT'S SAD THAT OUR
PRESIDENT DOESN'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO
BE SOLVED IN AMERICA, BUT ALSO THAT IT'S HURTING HIS PARTY'S
CHANCE OF PASSING SOME SORT OF ALTERNATE PLAN.
SO HE CAN'T TALK
ABOUT WHAT IS IN THE SENATE BILL BECAUSE HE DOESN'T SEEM TO
UNDERSTAND.
IF YOU GAVE HIM A COUPLE OF TERMS HE WOULDN'T
REMEMBER THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO ANY CONCEPTS IN HIS
BRAIN.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY TRIED TO PREPARE HIM A
LITTLE BIT FOR THIS MEETING.
SO JAYAR JACKSON WENT THROUGH AND
COMPILED SOME OF THE THINGS HE REFERENCED ABOUT THE PLAN, NOW
HE IS TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICS ABOUT IT, BUT WATCH THIS VIDEO
BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THE WAY HE TALKED ABOUT THOSE
SPECIFICS.
>>WE NEVER SELL OUR PLAN.
IF WE ARE WEAK ON ANYTHING IT'S ABOUT
LETTING PEOPLE KNOW HOW GOOD IT WAS SO WE WROTE THESE THINGS.
REPEALS THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE, REPEALS JOB KILLING EMPLOYER
MANDATE, WILL SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER PREMIUMS.
YOUR PREMIUMS
WILL BE DOWN 60 AND THESE THINGS.
REPEALS THE INDIVIDUAL
MANDATE, REPEALS JOB KILLING EMPLOYER MANDATE, WILL
SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER PREMIUMS.
YOUR PREMIUMS WILL BE DOWN
60, 70%, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT.
REPEALS BURDENSOME TAXES, BIG.
ALSO PROVIDES FOR EXPANDED COVERAGE OPTIONS.
WILL STABILIZE
INSURANCE MARKETS.
WILL PROTECT PRE-EXISTING CONDITION COVERAGE.
YOU WILL HAVE BETTER PRE-EXISTING THAN THEY HAD IN
THEIR PLAN.
WILL ALLOW THE USE OF PRETAX DOLLARS TO PAY
PREMIUMS.
WILL DEVOTE SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES TO FIGHT
OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
WILL PROVIDE BETTER
COVERAGE FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS.
PUTS MEDICAID ON A
SUSTAINABLE PATH, WHICH IT'S NOT ON RIGHT NOW.
REFORMS MAJOR
ENTITLEMENTS, NOW A PRINCIPAL DRIVER OF THE $20
TRILLION DEBT WE HAVE.
>>WE CAN PICK APART THE VARIOUS LIES IMPLICIT IN THAT, THE 70%
PREMIUM DROPS, THAT'S ABSOLUTE B.S., BUT JAYAR PRINTED UP HIS
TALKING POINTS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE WAS GIVEN.
THEY KNEW HE
COULDN'T GO TO THAT MEETING AND TALK ABOUT THE BILL WITH
AUTHORITY AND KNOWLEDGE, SO THEY DID WHAT YOU SHOULD DO FOR
POLITICIANS, I'M NOT EVEN KNOCKING THE AIDES, THEY PRINTED
UP THINGS FOR HIM TO SORT OF EXTEMPORANEOUSLY REFER TO.
LET
ME TALK ABOUT THE TAXES, ETC.
BUT INSTEAD THIS KNUCKLEHEAD
JUST READS THE LITERAL WORDS IN A BULLET POINT LIST BECAUSE THEY
DON'T MEAN ANYTHING TO HIM.
YOU COULDN'T SEE ANA'S REACTION BUT
WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, HE SAID
YOU WILL HAVE BETTER PRE-EXISTING THAN YOU HAVE NOW.
BECAUSE HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS.
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS OR HOW HISTORICALLY
THEY MADE IT HARDER FOR YOU TO GET HEALTH INSURANCE -- TO HIM
THE WORD PRE-EXISTING JUST MEANS SOMETHING.
SO HE THROWS IT OUT
THERE IS A BUZZWORD.
THIS MEANS NOTHING TO HIM.
>>IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW, BASED ON POLLING,
THAT IS BASE HAS MADE VERY LOYAL TO HIM.
BUT I'M CURIOUS
WHAT HIS BASE -- IF YOU SIT DOWN AND HAVE A POLITE CONVERSATION
WITH THEM AND BRING UP THE FACT THAT HE JUST SAID IT REPEALS THE
EMPLOYER MANDATE, THAT ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT IF YOU
ARE A COMPANY THAT EMPLOYS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE HEALTH
INSURANCE.
HE JUST BRAGGED ABOUT HOW THE REPLACEMENT PLAN WOULD
DO AWAY WITH THAT, SO YOUR EMPLOYER DOESN'T HAVE TO PROVIDE
YOU THAT BENEFIT.
IS THAT SOMETHING HIS BASE IS IN FAVOR
OF?
>>MAYBE SOME PEOPLE VALUE THEIR COMPANY'S BOTTOM LINE MORE THAN
THEIR FAMILY'S HEALTH.
IT'S POSSIBLE.
>>I THINK THEY BEEN DISTANT FORMED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY
UNFORTUNATELY VOTE IN FAVOR OF THINGS LIKE THAT WITHOUT
REALIZING HOW MUCH IT WOULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEM.
BUT
AGAIN, HE JUST BRAGGED ABOUT YEAH, YOUR EMPLOYER DOESN'T HAVE
TO PROVIDE THIS BENEFIT THAT WOULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.