37 pointsby duxup11 hours ago4 comments
  • JohnTHaller11 hours ago
    One just needs to consider the history of the Trump name in connection with businesses
  • ldng9 hours ago
    It's like American absolutly want to be robed by Trump.
    • analognoise9 hours ago
      You just have to tell them somebody else is going to be hurt in the process and they’re on board!

      I never knew there was so little respect for the constitution; it’s all been very disappointing/eye opening.

  • jedberg10 hours ago
    It's so sad that Trump so badly wants his name on everything. It's important to note that Obamacare isn't called that because Obama insisted on it. In fact, he protested against calling it that.

    It's actually called the ACA (Affordable Care Act). Obama was only attributed to it because people were so happy with what it did for them.

    Instead of forcing his name on things, maybe he should try to pass laws that people actually admire and want to put his name on it.

    • llbbdd10 hours ago
      This is a bit retroactive, Republicans started calling it Obamacare to make sure no R voters would want to put their support on it, it was later somewhat reclaimed. The Rs did this because it worked verbatim previously with "Hillarycare" in 1993.
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    • foogazi10 hours ago
      > It's actually called the ACA (Affordable Care Act). Obama was only attributed to it because people were so happy with what it did for them.

      Obamacare is a pejorative derisively applied to sink it - it’s not an official name

      • happytoexplain10 hours ago
        >it’s not an official name

        That's the entire point of the parent you're replying to.

        Also, "Obamacare" may have originated as a pejorative (I don't know), but I've heard it used positively way more often than negatively.

        • verdverm7 hours ago
          You obviously don't watch Fox, because it's only used pejoratively over there
    • nixpulvis10 hours ago
      Knowledge that the ACA is Obamacare is my litmus test for basic healthy civic engagement.
    • John2383210 hours ago
      > It's actually called the ACA (Affordable Care Act). Obama was only attributed to it because people were so happy with what it did for them.

      That's one half of it. The other half is that Obamacare could be used as a dogwhistle to constituents on the right.

  • mustyoshi11 hours ago
    The framing of 100% of people getting a prescription as being bad seems weird to me. We live in the age of AI we don't need a doctor to tell us the side effects of medication anymore, people should be free to buy for themselves whatever they want to take.

    Obviously involving insurance and (other people's money) makes a difference, but for direct to consumer, I don't think doctors should be gatekeepers any more.

    • anotherhue10 hours ago
      Most people, most of the time, should not be taking subscription medication.

      It's a fix not a lifestyle. Those with chronic conditions sure wish they didn't need to.

    • happytoexplain9 hours ago
      Why would you write this? I'm having a hard time knowing what to say.
    • jedberg10 hours ago
      It's rare that I downvote something on HN, but this statement is so incredibly dangerous that I felt I had to. Doctors with a decade of education still make mistakes when prescribing drugs. What chance does the layperson have of getting it right?
      • mindslight5 hours ago
        What part of "AI" did you not understand? (/s)
    • jameskilton10 hours ago
      This is such an objectively bad take I don't even know how to respond.
      • estimator729210 hours ago
        This is what we get for spending the last 50 years dismantling our public education system.
      • fhdkweig10 hours ago
        I can respond in two words: Snake Oil
    • ruthie_cohen10 hours ago
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