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In reply to the discussion: Why the Supreme Court Should Kill ‘Obamacare’ [View all]jmowreader
(53,018 posts)If the PPACA is killed by the Supreme Court (which is not as likely as one would think, since the Heritage Foundation largely designed it; if a Republican president's signature was at the bottom of this exact law everyone on the right would brag about how this law "mandates you to take responsibility for your healthcare"; I think the major reason the Right is against the law is because the Democrats got it through, and Republicans are required to be against everything Democrats like. Hell, if Obama were seen on television eating hot dogs and apple pie while watching a baseball game, the Republicans would denounce hot dogs, apple pie and baseball.) it would be replaced by "GOPCare"--allowing health insurance to be sold across state lines. This of course would mean the health insurance companies would simply consolidate in either West Virginia or Pennsylvania, whichever one gave them the best tax treatment, because PA and WV are the two most expensive states to buy health insurance in because of all the coal mining they do there. They would almost certainly also remove the requirement that public hospitals treat anyone who walks through the door without regard to ability to pay.
The difference:
"ObamaCare": "You must buy health insurance."
"GOPCare": "You must buy health insurance from a company in West Virginia."