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On Wednesday’s Chris Salcedo Show, Rep. Byron Donalds cut through the Washington noise and made a plain, patriotic case: getting rid of Obamacare — not endlessly extending subsidies — is the real path to fixing American healthcare. Donalds argued that the law’s structure has baked in higher costs and cronyism, and that throwing more taxpayer dollars at subsidies only papers over the problem instead of solving it.
Washington Democrats are behaving like hostage-takers, demanding permanent extensions of ACA subsidies even as the people suffer from services delayed and workers furloughed during the shutdown. This is raw politics over principle — using the pain of hardworking Americans as leverage to protect a failed system rather than negotiating real reform.
The facts back Donalds up: Obamacare’s rules and mandates have pushed premiums and deductibles skyward while funneling market power to big insurers and bureaucrats in Washington. That reality is why conservative lawmakers have been right for years to oppose the one-size-fits-all model that rewards insiders and punishes consumers.
Instead of more subsidies that mask the true cost of care, conservatives rightly champion market-based fixes: price transparency, catastrophic plans for everyday Americans, expanded health savings accounts, and state-led innovation that returns control to patients and doctors. Donalds has pushed those common-sense alternatives loudly, because free markets and personal responsibility beat central planning every time.
President Trump and other Republicans have even proposed redirecting aid toward individuals to give them real choice instead of feeding a bloated system that benefits big government and big insurance. That kind of approach would force competition, lower prices, and restore power to families — exactly the reforms conservatives have been fighting for.
This debate isn’t abstract; it’s political. In Florida and around the country, Republicans like Donalds are making the courageous case that Obamacare isn’t worth preserving at the expense of the federal budget or the American taxpayer. Voters who are tired of empty promises and costlier premiums should listen to leaders who propose real, accountable alternatives.
The moment calls for grit, not surrender. If conservatives stand firm and press for repeal and replacement that empowers patients, we can reclaim healthcare from the Washington machine and deliver lower costs, better care, and restored liberty to hardworking Americans. The choice is clear: more subsidies to prop up failure, or bold reform to renew American healthcare and honor the country we love.
