On a couple of occasions recently, I've suggested that failure to repeal Obamacare would put the entire Republican congressional agenda at risk. Perhaps it would be helpful to outline both the policy and political reasons why that is the case.
From a policy perspective, it is important to note that, as Jonathan Cohn demonstrated back in 2013, Obamacare is a massive redistribution policy aimed at providing benefits for poor and working class Americans which are paid for primarily via increased taxes on the wealthy and the health care industry. John Wagner and Abby Phillip point out that this is why the next item on the Republican agenda – tax cuts – is dependent on repealing Obamacare.
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