http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/02/19/fox-hypes-latest-right-wing-alternative-to-the/198135
Fox News resurrected former President George W. Bush's failed health care plan as a possible GOP alternative to the Affordable Care Act, seven years after it was proposed in his 2007 State of the Union Address and experts concluded it favored the rich and only insured a small number of Americans.A February 18 Politico Magazine article titled "Bushcare" by Edward Lazear, the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush claimed the former president "found the solution to America's healthcare crisis seven years ago." Lazear wrote Bush's plan was revenue-neutral and would actually net tax payers money for buying insurance, but the plan would not cover the very poor (emphasis added):The large majority of those who currently have health care would enjoy a net decrease in the cost of their plans through the tax deduction, Treasury found.Many without insurance would be able to obtain it and get a tax rebate that would exceed the cost of the policy, netting money on the deal. And the substantial number of Americans whose policies are not provided by an employer would enjoy a big gain.The Bush plan works primarily for those who earn income and pay some tax, be it payroll or income.To the extent that subsidies to the very poor, especially those not working, are needed, provisions can be added to the plan that would assist those individuals without altering its basic structure. Of course, since the U.S. economy has changed in the past seven years, the plan would have to be updated too, but this could be done without significantly changing its overall fiscal footprint.
they are misleading again they reported their new replacement for ACA after 5 years of nothing but repeal it first it was repeal and replace after about a year someone over there woke to the reality they have no replacement so in true republican style they have dropped the replace and the last 4 years just want to repeal it.
