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12. The path to enact it involves striking this legislation down

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 1, 2012, 01:21 PM

Apr 2012

If the legislation stays in place, the scale of the problem is reduced and the political momentum to deal with is further wanes for a generation. Strike it down and the problem goes to full flower and the political momentum to ultimately fix it grows larger and faster.

Recall that individual mandates are a conservative idea, most Cons would like it and would also ban employer based coverage to cost shift the entire burden onto the working class.

Strike the legislation down and a different result will eventually prevail. That result will involve progressive taxes on the wealthy and businesses.

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Krugman on ACA and the Supreme Court [View all] cthulu2016 Mar 2012 OP

Thank you. ananda Mar 2012 #1

Part of the problem... regnaD kciN Mar 2012 #2

It is easy to pay for libtodeath Mar 2012 #5

I disagree. Medicare increased taxes quite a bit Creideiki Apr 2012 #9

Two problems; Egalitarian Thug Mar 2012 #3

There are provisions in the ACA to deal with (imperfectly) the problems you describe. dawg Mar 2012 #4

I don't think you have thought this through. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #6

Interesting argument quaker bill Apr 2012 #7

I believe the tax credit is refundable, like the earned income credit ... dawg Apr 2012 #10

This is why I think SCOTUS will uphold it quaker bill Apr 2012 #8

But political considerations are made in the real world cthulu2016 Apr 2012 #11

The path to enact it involves striking this legislation down quaker bill Apr 2012 #12