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In reply to the discussion: What if the Government told you that for safety's sake, you must purchase a gun? [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Right wing radio, like Levine, and the rest of them, even the Conservative Cave.
They started this with Brocoli and moved to guns.
Sorry, but IT IS a right wing argument...
There are issues LEGALLY with it, such as moving it to a tax by the Court, alas that particular proviso was WRITTEN in the Tax Committee, like oh I don't know, SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. Social policy, when it involves money, usually that is written down at the TAX COMMITTEE.
I know way too much inside baseball.
As to getting forced to buy things from private corporations, you already are...and not just for cars and houses. But I know this will not go anywhere... facts are like don't matter. But insurance for your car, or your home, are the MOST OBVIOUS onces.
Some of us even can see the BRIGHT side of this and HOW it has already has helped people. SOme of us even understand that in this country the Social Security Act of 1935 has nothing to do with the act in place today. We call this incremental legislation. Please do introduce to me the House or Senate that would pass single payer, medicare for all, right now? (Given that is my preferred model, but I prefer to live in the real world)
And yes, I am currently paying for the uninsured, every time time I go see the doctor. The fact that the number of insured in the US will go down... that alone will help with cost. After all, if I treat a person's diabetes on a regular basis, it is better for them and society.
But seriously, your beef is with the SCOTUS.