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[Demo_Chris]

34. If it wasn't mandated you wouldn't do it as it would be foolish...

You gain NOTHING from this. Neither do I. But some people do.

Insurance company execs and investors, obviously, make out like kings. They will be the only industry in American HISTORY in which purchasing their products are a mandatory price of citizenship. You donh't have to buy a gun, you don't have to buy a home or a car, you don't even have to buy food, but by God you'll buy their insurance -- at any price they choose to sell it -- or you'll be hammered with a fine.

Others benefit as well of course. The main beneficiary is affluent people who already have insurance. These fine folks will see their rates stabilize and even decline, as the cost of their care is offset by the premiums of the poor and the young -- who own policies they cannot afford to take advantage of as the co-pays and deductibles are too high. The same applies to the wealthy with pre-existing conditions. They couldn't get healthcare before, but now they can as the poor and the young are picking up the tab for them.

But folks like you and me, the millions and millions of us just barely scraping by as it is? We get another bill, and the thrill of hearing those who benefit at our expense telling us that we aught to be greatful for the chance to contribute to their healthcare. And that's ultimately what it comes down to: THEY get healthcare, we just get fucked.

Welcome to Obamacare. Enjoy your stay.