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Obamacare Conservatism

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Troy Nance
11/4/15
Dr. Ault
POLS American Government The author being employed at the American Enterprise Institute, “A conservative think tank,” definitely makes this argument more persuasive than if it was a liberal writer that had written this article. Being a conservative, he should be more aware of the similarities towards conservatism that Obamacare has, rather than a liberal. It gives him more credibility in his claim that Obamacare’s health care policy is “A conservative one at heart.” J.D. Kleinke, the author, says that Obamacare rationalizes and extends the current healthcare system, which is true. He then claims here, “The rationalization and extension of the current market is financed by the mandate that we all carry health insurance, an idea not forged by liberal social …show more content…

He points out in his article, the act is not a government takeover of healthcare, a single-payer system, “Medicare for all,” nor does it include a health plan offered by a federal insurer. He claims these are the reasons there are “few champions on the left,” or in other words, a minority of Democrats supporting the act. A small amount of support going to the act from its own party is a strong indication that Obamacare’s policy is a conservative one. He says that, based on the conservative values upheld by it, Obamacare is essentially Romneycare. However, based on his reasoning, today’s Republicans are not willing to own anything that includes the beliefs of economic conservatism, if it also protects coverage for women’s reproductive health, which is “One of the four horsemen of the social conservatives’ apocalypse.” He claims that this belief is not held by traditional “conservatives,” but of “agitators for prying, invasive

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