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In reply to the discussion: President Obama Should Take the Deal [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)240. Medicare is a very broad category. What do you mean? Part A is free, paid for by your deductions
from your pay. So I doubt you are talking about Part A. Part B doesnt have a mandate but has stiff fines for late enrollment. That accomplishes what the mandate does.
Obamacare needs the mandate irregardless of whose idea it was.
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Think about how many voters will be registered before 2014 while enrolling for the ACA.
Coyotl
Sep 2013
#41
If he compromises, they'll know he has no spine and will do the same thing next year.
kysrsoze
Sep 2013
#60
And they will ask for more and more concessions as all blackmailers do. And
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
#77
More and more people need to start calling them what they are, Tea Party Domestic Terrorists. They
RKP5637
Sep 2013
#213
Yep. The way the threat of the sequester forced everybody in DC to "work on fixing" the debt limit.
stopbush
Sep 2013
#187
No. The individual mandate underpins the program, without it, Obamacare become a cash
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#11
BTW. This is a good back and forth. Neither of us are name calling, just presenting our
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#97
Medicare is a very broad category. What do you mean? Part A is free, paid for by your deductions
rhett o rick
Sep 2013
#240
Besides, the individual mandate was an originally a GOP idea!! That needs to be pressed more by the
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
#84
Same here. Some are finally going to be able to get treatment for conditions they
Zorra
Sep 2013
#70
No one who is reasonable would conclude that the Democrats are the unreasonable party in this idiocy
DefenseLawyer
Sep 2013
#5
You are dead wrong. Republicans want the delay to kill the law, that is clear to anyone
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#6
I was stunned by the confused reasoning, but that shouldn't get a person set to Ignore.
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#21
Republicans will just pull the same stunt and ask for another year delay when the time comes.
BenzoDia
Sep 2013
#14
NO, NADA, NYET. That just postpones the excuse for the same stunt over and over.
northoftheborder
Sep 2013
#28
After six years of manipulative shenanigans, you really believe they want to "fix" ANYthing??
ancianita
Sep 2013
#39
Also, what right wing policies will they try to extort from the debt ceiling deadline?
MH1
Sep 2013
#59
Bullshit! the President should make no compromises with these thugs. Let them shut it down
notadmblnd
Sep 2013
#58
In addition. If Democrats cave in, every bill or deadline that comes up will be
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#73
The last "deal" we took landed us in the sequester. Yeah, that "unthinkable" sequester
winter is coming
Sep 2013
#65
The Exchanges don't include voter registration. A person have to put in their Zip code so that
bluestate10
Sep 2013
#79
The exchanges don't, but the law says you have to offer it while people sign up. (nt)
jeff47
Sep 2013
#262
If Obama takes the deal he'll look reasonable to who? I would like to know.
Jefferson23
Sep 2013
#68
Fuck that. The Republicans need to be fucking curbstomped if they shut down the government.
backscatter712
Sep 2013
#71
It doesn't matter whether you *wanted* recommendations: the fact that you've received none
alcibiades_mystery
Sep 2013
#237
See, they install that Tru-coat down at the factory. There's really nothing we can do about it
DefenseLawyer
Sep 2013
#111
No. The longer the implementation of the ACA is delayed, the longer people who need healthcare
JDPriestly
Sep 2013
#98
They cannot stop the ACA. It is mandatory spending. Obama will make no deal.
andtheBeast
Sep 2013
#103
My sister who works for $11 an hour will save $250 a month. That's $3,000 next year.
libdem4life
Sep 2013
#115
Pres Obama and the Democrats are already painted as "unreasonable" for not doing what the repubs
uppityperson
Sep 2013
#155
What deal? There is no deal here. There are a bunch of children throwing a tantrum...
SomethingFishy
Sep 2013
#162
There is no "deal" and the only way to look reasonable is to put blame where it belongs...
JHB
Sep 2013
#199
With all respect, wrong logic IMO. Backing down when faced with obstructionists is not
RKP5637
Sep 2013
#207
So you think the Republicans should have a year to complain that "ACA doesn't work"?
brooklynite
Sep 2013
#218
It is not a deal, it just allows the GOP to try to kill or defund ACA for another year
krawhitham
Sep 2013
#231
Beyond ridiculous, as the response to your OP clearly shows. Must be nice not...
SaveOurDemocracy
Sep 2013
#239
There is a whole lot more at stake in this fight than the Affordable Care Act!
markpkessinger
Sep 2013
#241
No fucking way. It's not a "deal". He passed the law, he won 2 fucking elections.
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2013
#252
Not no but HELL NO! No compromise with terrorists now or ever again. Fuck the deal and fuck
Rowdyboy
Sep 2013
#269