individual mandate=tax on those most likely to use healthcare that wont be paid for.

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6. i think they want everybody in and nobody out, just like

single payer advocates do. i do think that getting people in early and making prevention more available is going to lead to fewer older sicker people, which is a way more important part of the plan than whose dollars pay for what.
i think the first time people do their taxes and find that they have been taxed for not taking care of their health, it might change a few hearts and minds.

the economic displacement of medical bankruptcies and foreclosures affect whole communities. treatable illnesses that turn into permanent disabilities affect everyone.
the health of the nation depends on the health of the people. a great many of those thousands of pages in the bill are things like fast food chains listing nutrition info, changes in food labeling, and other really simple measures that can help people take care of themselves.
they want a healthy nation. they did everything they could to make that happen.