I love when people use whatever year it is to justify their point of view, instead of actually addressing issues and providing real ways to fix problems.
What I mean to say is that in a time when most developed countries have a working publicly funded health care system, the U.S. is the exception. Sure, there are disadvantages such as higher taxes and longer wait times, but this system is good for most people. Is Obamacare working? Well, I'm comparing it to Canadian healthcare right now, and to me, it is not working. Some people are uninsured, not everyone has equal access to services, it's not controlling the cost of healthcare, and states have wayyy too much control over the system. I guess this is the fundamental difference between US government and Canadian government, which is more centralized. But this is also why this welfare system probably won't work in the US, at least not at a large scale. It should be possible under miraculous circumstances (e.g. a very popular President, widespread support, war), or maybe at the state level. But that's beside the point. It's 2014. They've had a long time to fix healthcare, and they could have ripped off either the Canadian system or the Scandinavian system. They didn't. I don't think they can. So if healthcare doesn't work, and it sounds like a pretty reasonable idea, what would the Republicans think about this welfare system?
Gasp! We're spending money to let the government control our lives!