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In reply to the discussion: Medical Doctors for Single Payer Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Individual Insurance Mandate [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)...would be for the Supreme Court to strike down The Mandate.
If The Mandate is enforced in 2014,
and 40 MILLION to 70 MILLION (projected Americans without Insurance in 2014) of already struggling Working Class Americans are FORCED to BUY junk "Insurance"
Bronze Coverage) from a wealthy Corporation,
ALL hell will break loose. Most of these Americans are unaware of exactly WHAT is waiting for them in 2014.
Even with a "subsidy", most of these MILLIONS will be forced to reach into near empty pockets and checking accounts to pay for a "product" that they can't afford to use due to high Co-Pays & deductibles.
The MILLIONS will NOT be happy.
They WILL blame the Democratic Party,
and rightly so.
The Democrats passed a Republican Insurance SCAM without forcing the Republicans to take ANY responsibility.
ALL the Republicans have to do is sit back,
wait for the Perfect Storm to hit in 2014,
and then say, "Yep. We voted against it"
and Democrats will be unelectable for a generation.
If the Supreme Court is able to strike down the Mandate,
the Democrats CAN quickly walk away from the coming disaster,
and say, "Well. At least we tried."
The people who designed this do NOT understand the American People who have to Work for a Living,
and what will happen if you force them to spend money that is already in their pockets
for something they think is worthless.
Using the IRS as the Collection Agency for Mandated Insurance
will only add fuel to the outrage.
Does anybody here believe that THIS is going to go well?
Do you know that the term "Medical Bankruptcy" does NOT exist in civilized countries?
And that after ALL the provisions of this "Historic" reform are enacted,
Medical Bankruptcy will STILL be Big Business in the USA,
perhaps even BIGGER as struggling Americans try to convert their "Bronze" coverage into actual Health Care.
Be Proud, because THAT is the "Uniquely American Solution"!!!
Here is what Candidate Obama had to say about "Mandates" before he became President: