Quote Originally Posted by alpine_aw11 View Post
The public option was the only thing I at least somewhat agreed with when the whole healthcare reform thing started. So basically they used a shittier version to lay the groundwork for the only good idea they had? Oh yea that makes sense.
When you start with something flawed beyond repair, then you use bribes to push it through, what do you really expect? Hell, this bill completely ignores ANYTHING that may bring down costs and instead substituted a bunch of things that will drive costs UP.



As for the question, I cannot understand how anyone could believe that a federal mandate to buy a private corporation's product is Constitutional. You cannot be denied life, LIBERTY, or persuit of happiness without due process of the law. Liberty is also the freedom of choice and this bill eliminates that freedom. This mandate is exactly the same as a federal mandate that every American own at least 1 American made vehicle. If you cant afford one, then the govt can just give you one. Hell, that program would probably be cheaper and be more effective than this bill.


As far as SS and Medicare go, those were SUPPOSED to be placed into a protected fund to be used by everyone when they become eligible. That is one of the reasons the payments are capped at, I believe, 106K in gross earned income. With this bill, the fines are going to go into the general fund.