Quote from: Coinseeker on October 01, 2013, 04:30:58 AM

Quote from: Bitware on October 01, 2013, 02:42:28 AM

Quote from: Coinseeker on October 01, 2013, 02:07:15 AM

Regardless where you stand on the issue, costs seem to be coming down and in a big way. In addition, more coverage for more people equals less emergency room visits, which drives up the costs of healthcare drastically. And since healthcare is the number one driver of national debt, this is a huge win for those that want to see the national debt reduced. Sure, it's not the single payer I would have preferred. (You have to have competent people in Congress to actually do something that smart) But, it is certainly better than the status quo. Also, the fact that millions of people who couldn't afford insurance or couldn't get it due to preexisting conditions, will now be covered, is a HUGE win for humanity. Healthcare is a basic human necessity. Like food, shelter, air and water.

Costs continue to skyrocket. Overall ours have raised between 200% and 300% since pre-Obamacare being voted into unconstitutional law.

The status quo is you work or you die on this rock, because contrary to popular opinion, human necessities are not human rights, unless you can show me the food, water, shelter, and healthcare fairies that come at night.

Someone has to do the work and pay the bills to the private bankers printing and selling our debt to us.

I stopped reading at "unconstitutional". Living in denial are we? Roll Eyes

Even though Roberts sided with the idea that the mandate fee is a tax, that means the entire act is still unconsittutional. I'm still wondering why the Republicans haven't brought this part up, but the constitution requires that any tax, revenue or spending bill must originate in the House of Representatives. The Senate can modify it and return it to the house, but they can't start there. The version of the Affordable Care Act that was "deemed passed" (not actually passed) was the Senate version. By declaring the mandate legal under Congresses power to tax, the Supreme Court had to declare it a tax. I can imagine Roberts sitting there thinking 'I sent you guys back a soft pitch! What the hell are you waiting on?!' The Repubs can destroy this act anytime they see fit.