wahlins said: I did read something Sen Jim Demint put out that has most of the current healthcare reform bill in there with Tea Party stuff peppered in. Somehow they are going to be able to provide subsidized health insurance for every American with less government bureaucracy. So I guess there is more to it than letting the churches pay, but the plans on both sides are comparable from what I have read.
I don't know for sure if the Tea Party has a plan or has articulated it. Maybe you misunderstood what Ron Paul said about churches helping poor folks pay. He didn't put that forward as his definitive plan -- he said it was the way things might work in a perfect world. Last I knew, he also is not a spokesman for the Tea Party, so he speaks only for himself.
But, the Republicans in Congress put forth several health care initiatives that came up for votes BEFORE Obamacare in 2009 -- SB 1099, HR 2520, and HR 4038. Those plans extended insurance to more currently uncovered people than the current Obamacare and cost less.
If you listen only to audience reaction at debates and don't seek the truth for yourself, you'll always be at the mercy of inaccurate information.